IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Role of Women Education in Health in India with Special Reference to Northeast India

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Dr. Roselin Basumatary , Mrs. Smritimayee Sarma

Abstract

Education seeks to nourish the good qualities and draw out the best in an individual. Education is a main driver of development. The sustainable Development Goal number 5: Gender Equality, recognizes that ending all discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, it is crucial for sustainable future. The Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Education 2030) ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030. The paper aims to find the role of women education in health in India with special reference to its Northeast Region. To find the role of women education on health, the paper investigates the impact of women education on Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Life Expectancy (LE), Death Rate (DR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in India and, DR and IMR in Northeast India using secondary data. Using female literacy rate as a proxy for women education and linear regression analysis, the impacts of female literacy rate on MMR, LE, DR and IMR are analysed for India and the impacts of female literacy rate on DR and IMR are analysed for the Northeast India. The regression results reveal that the impact of female literacy on MMR and IMR are sjgnificantly negative in India. In the Northeast region the regression results reveal that the impact of female literacy on IMR and DR are sjgnificantly negative

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