Snehendu B. Kar

Breast Feeding Practices in Pakistan (2002)

Donald E. Morisky, Snehendu B. Kar, Abdul Sattar Chaudhry, Kai Ren Chen, Magda Shaheen, Kirstin Chickering

The beneficial effects of breast feeding, both for the mother and child, are well-known. However, there is evidence that breast feeding is on the decline in many developing countries. In 1991-92, a...

Update on ORS Usage in Pakistan: Results of a National Study (2002)

Donald E. Morisky, Snehendu B. Kar, Abdul Sattar Chaudhry, Kai Ren Chen, Magda Shaheen, Kirstin Chickering

Diarrhea disease continues to rank as one of the leading causes of child mortality throughout the world. It is estimated that 1 billion episodes of diarrhea occur in young children each year, The...

Indicators of individual and community action for health promotion (1988)

KAR, SNEHENDU B., COLMAN, WENDY, BERTOLLI, JEANNE, BERKANOVIC, EMIL

The health of populations is determined by many factors, often beyond the scope of health programmes. Preventive health programmes aim at promoting the community and individual actions necessary for...

Empowerment of women for health promotion: a meta-analysis

Kar, Snehendu B., Pascual, Catherine A., Chickering, Kirstin L.

The objective of this paper is to identify conditions, factors and methods, which empower women and mothers (WAM) for social action and health promotion movements. WAM are the primary caregivers in...