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 (53)

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
How does the sex composition of children affect men’s higher ideal family size preference relative to women and contraceptive use patterns among couples? A cross-sectional analysis of dyadic couple’s data in India
Authors: Arnab Dey, Rajib Acharya, Shweta Tomar, Jay G. Silverman, Anita Raj. SSM - Population Health Publication Date: September 2021
The effects of a single freeze-thaw cycle on concentrations of nutritional, noncommunicable disease, and inflammatory biomarkers in serum samples
Authors: Ransi Abraham, Garima Rana, Praween Kumar Agrawal, Robert Johnston, Avina Sarna, Sowmya Ramesh, Rajib Acharya, Nizamuddin Khan, Akash Porwal, Sucheta Banerjee Kurundkar, Arvind Pandey, Raghu Pullakhandam, K. Madhavan Nair, Geeta Trilok Kumar, Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Umesh Kapil, Sila Deb, Arjan De Wagt, Ajay Khera, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. Journal of Laboratory Physicians Publication Date: 2021
Intraindividual double-burden of anthropometric undernutrition and “metabolic obesity” in Indian children: A paradox that needs action
Authors: Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Akash Porwal, Avina Sarna, Rajib Acharya, Sowmya Ramesh, Umesh Kapil, Anura V. Kurpad. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition Publication Date: August 2021
Haemoglobin thresholds to define anaemia in a national sample of healthy children and adolescents aged 1–19 years in India: A population-based study
Authors: Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Akash Porwal, Rajib Acharya, Sana Ashraf, Sowmya Ramesh, Nizamuddin Khan, Umesh Kapil, Anura V. Kurpad, Avina Sarna. The Lancet Global Health Publication Date: June 2021
Prevalence of low serum zinc concentrations in Indian children and adolescents: Findings from the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016–18
Authors: Raghu Pullakhandam, Praween Kumar Agrawal, Rajini Peter, Santu Ghosh, G. Bhanuprakash Reddy, Bharati Kulkarni, Tinku Thomas, Anura V. Kurpad, Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Akash Porwal, Nizamuddin Khan, Sowmya Ramesh, Rajib Acharya, Avina Sarna, Umesh Kapil, Hemalatha Rajkumar, Arjan De Wagt, Sila Deb, Robert Johnston. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Publication Date: August 2021
Waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and BMI percentiles in children aged 5 to 19 years in India: A population-based study
Authors: Avina Sarna, Akash Porwal, Rajib Acharya, Sana Ashraf, Sowmya Ramesh, Nizamuddin Khan, Sikha Sinha, Harshpal Singh Sachdev. Obesity Science and Practice Publication Date: August 2021
Abortion self-care: A forward-looking solution to inequitable access
Authors: Lucía Vázquez Quesada, Ankita Shukla, Isabel Vieitez Martínez, Rajib Acharya, Saumya RamaRao. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Publication Date: 2020

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 (5)

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