Child Spacing and Reproductive Health in Rural Karnataka, India: From Research to Action

N.Y. Rajeswari, demographer, was Research Officer at J.S.S. Institute of Economic Research, Dharwad, at time of the research. Now she works at the Indian Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Hyderabad. Jyothi S. Hallad, a postgraduate in child development, is Research Assistant at the J.S.S. Institute of Economic Research, Dharwad, Kamataka, since 1996. She conducts research on reproductive health issues. B.M. Ramesh, demographer and psychologist, was Director of IER at time of the present research. Currently he is Director Monitoring and Evaluation, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore.