Rajib Acharya | Population Council

Senior Associate

New Delhi, India

Projects (2)

India Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey | India
Scaling Up and Financing Improved Delivery and Monitoring of Quality of Care | Global Research

Journal Articles (60)

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adolescents in India: A population-based study
Authors: Sowmya Ramesh, Ransi Abraham, Avina Sarna, Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Akash Porwal, Nizamuddin Khan, Rajib Acharya, Praween Kumar Agrawal, Sana Ashraf, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan. BMC Endocrine Disorders Publication Date: October 2022
Asset and consumption gradient of health estimates in India: Implications for survey and public health research
Authors: Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, S.K. Singh, Santosh Kumar Sharma, Kajori Banerjee, Rajib Acharya. SSM - Population Health Publication Date: September 2022
Quality of care in abortion in the era of technological and medical advancements and self-care
Authors: Ankita Shukla, Lucía Vázquez Quesada, Isabel Vieitez Martínez, Rajib Acharya, Saumya RamaRao. Reproductive Health Publication Date: September 2022
Challenges and measures to improve interviewers’ bias in large-scale demographic surveys in India: Some suggestions based on analysis of NFHS-4 data
Authors: Tarun K. Roy, Rajib Acharya. SSM - Population Health Publication Date: June 2022
Association between the place of abortion and post-abortion contraceptive adoption and continuation: The case of India
Authors: Kirti Gaur, Ankita Shukla, Rajib Acharya. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Publication Date: 2022
Key drivers of fertility levels and differentials in India, at the national, state and population subgroup levels, 2015–2016: An application of Bongaarts’ proximate determinants model
Authors: Susheela Singh, Chander Shekhar, Akinrinola Bankole, Rajib Acharya, Suzette Audam, Temitope Akinade. PLoS ONE Publication Date: February 2022
Association of maternal height and body mass index with nutrition of children under 5 years of age in India: Evidence from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016–18
Authors: Akash Porwal, Praween Kumar Agrawal, Sana Ashraf, Rajib Acharya, Sowmya Ramesh, Nizamuddin Khan, Robert Johnston, Avina Sarna. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition Publication Date: December 2021
Is contraceptive prevalence declining in India? An appraisal based on NFHS-4
Authors: Tarun K. Roy, Akash Porwal, Rajib Acharya. Economic & Political Weekly Publication Date: October 2021
Socio-economic inequality in anthropometric failure among children aged under 5 years in India: Evidence from the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016–18
Authors: Akash Porwal, Rajib Acharya, Sana Ashraf, Praween Kumar Agrawal, Sowmya Ramesh, Nizamuddin Khan, Avina Sarna, Robert Johnston. International Journal for Equity in Health Publication Date: July 2021
Mass media exposure and use of reversible modern contraceptives among married women in India: An analysis of the NFHS 2015–16 data
Authors: Ranjita Ghosh, Arupendra Mozumdar, Aparajita Chattopadhyay, Rajib Acharya. PLoS ONE Publication Date: July 2021

Research Publications (20)

Reduced food and diet quality, and need for nutrition services during COVID-19: Findings from surveys in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Author: Rajib Acharya. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), South Asia blog post, 9 July Publication Date: 2020
COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among adolescents and young people in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India: Study description
Authors: Rajib Acharya, Mukta Gundi, Thoai Ngô, Neelanjana Pandey, Sangram Kishor Patel, Jessie Pinchoff, Shilpi Rampal, Niranjan Saggurti, K.G. Santhya, Corinne White, A.J. Francis Zavier. Publication Date: April 2020
Contraceptive use dynamics in India: A prospective cohort study of modern reversible contraceptive users
Authors: Arupendra Mozumdar, Elizabeth Tobey, Kumudha Aruldas, Rajib Acharya, Aparna Jain. Publication Date: March 2020
Abortion and unintended pregnancy in six Indian states: Findings and implications for policies and programs
Authors: Susheela Singh, Rubina Hussain, Chander Shekhar, Rajib Acharya, Ann M. Moore, Melissa Stillman, Manas R. Pradhan, Jennifer J. Frost, Harihar Sahoo, Manoj Alagarajan, Aparna Sundaram, Shveta Kalyanwala, Haley Ball. Publication Date: November 2018
Executive Summary: Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA) in Uttar Pradesh, India (2015–16)
Authors: K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, Neelanjana Pandey, Ashish Kumar Gupta, Shilpi Rampal, Santosh Kumar Singh, A.J. Francis Zavier. Publication Date: 2017
Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA) in Uttar Pradesh, India (2015–16)
Authors: K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, Neelanjana Pandey, Ashish Kumar Gupta, Shilpi Rampal, Santosh Kumar Singh, A.J. Francis Zavier. Publication Date: 2017
Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA) in Bihar, India
Authors: K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, Neelanjana Pandey, Santosh Kumar Singh, Shilpi Rampal, A.J. Francis Zavier, Ashish Kumar Gupta. Publication Date: 2017
Executive Summary—Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA) in Bihar, India
Authors: K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, Neelanjana Pandey, Santosh Kumar Singh, Shilpi Rampal, A.J. Francis Zavier, Ashish Kumar Gupta. Publication Date: 2017
Executive Summary—Understanding the lives of adolescents and young adults (UDAYA) in Bihar, India [Hindi]
Authors: K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, Neelanjana Pandey, Santosh Kumar Singh, Shilpi Rampal, A.J. Francis Zavier, Ashish Kumar Gupta. Publication Date: 2017
More Than Brides Alliance: Baseline report, India
Authors: Sharmistha Basu, Rajib Acharya, Andrea J. Melnikas, Sajeda Amin. Publication Date: August 2017

News & Views (6)

Debate: Is Reproductive Health Safe in the Global South?
Author: Rajib Acharya Publication Date: 07 July 2022
INDIA: Perspectives on Inequalities Magnified by COVID-19
Author: Rajib Acharya, Akash Porwal, and Sohini Paul Publication Date: 11 June 2021
Condom use doubles in Mumbai but still barely two of every 10 males opt for it
Author: Malathy Iyer Publication Date: 23 December 2020
A vulnerability index for the management of and response to the COVID-19 epidemic in India
Author: Rajib Acharya and Akash Porwal Publication Date: 28 July 2020
New GIRL Center to Shape Research and Investments on What Works to Improve Girls’ Lives
Publication Date: 28 June 2017
Indian News Outlets: Council Evidence on What Works To Reduce Violence Against Women in India
Publication Date: 14 April 2017

Data Sets (1)

COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among adolescents and young people in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India
Authors: Rajib Acharya, Mukta Gundi, Thoai Ngô, Neelanjana Pandey, Sangram Kishor Patel, Jessie Pinchoff, Shilpi Rampal, Niranjan Saggurti, K.G. Santhya, Corinne White, A.J. Francis Zavier. Publication Date: April 2020