Director - FULL CV

Educational Qualifications

Awarded a Rockefeller Foundation Special Postdoctoral fellowship in Population Sciences for advanced research in Population Sciences at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, 1989-90

Summer Training Workshop:
Thirty-Sixth Summer Seminar on Population  & Health at the East-West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA),  31 May – 30 June 2005. 

Professional Experience:   (35 years Teaching, Research and Administration)

Research projects, Papers and Publications

(Details of publications are given in Annexure I)

International Participation/ Presentations

• Paper presented at the international Seminar on Application of Demography in Business, IUSSP Scientific  panel on Business Demography, Sydney, Australia 8-9 October 2007
• Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the  Population Association of  America, held in New York, USA March 29-31, 2007
• Paper presented at the European Population Conference 2006 in Liverpool UK, 21-24 June 2006
• Paper presented at the International Seminar on “The impact of Mortality as Both a Determinant and a Consequence of Poverty and Hunger: A Contribution to Achieving the First Millennium Development Goals (Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger) CICRED Paris and Trivandrum, Kerala, India February 25-27, 2005.
• Paper presented at the International Conference of CEPED – CICRED – INED on Female Deficit in Asia: Trends and Perspectives, Singapore, 5-7 December 2005
• 36th Summer Seminar on Population “ Communicating with Policymakers about Population and Health, EWC, Hawaii  May 31-June 30, 2005
• Paper presented at the XXV IUSSP International Conference held in   Tours, France 18-23 July 2005.
• Participated 1990 Annual meeting of the Population Association of America, held at Toronto, Canada from May 3– 5, 1990 (grant received from the Rockefeller Foundation)
• As Postdoctoral fellow (Rockefeller Foundations) in population sciences for advanced study at the population Research Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA from December 1989 to 1990.

International Professional Membership

• International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
• Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED)
• Population Association of America (PAA)
• East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA)
• Executive Member of the Indian Association for the study of Population (IASP)
• Indian Adult Education Association (IAEA)

Member of the National / International Expert Committees

• Member of the National Level Core Committee for Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Maternal and Child Health Tracking in India.   
• Member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS III), Macro International, USA & Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi 2004-2007
  
• Member of the Project Steering Committee “Developing Health Accounts for Selected Indian States” (Project sponsored by European Union), CMDR, Dharwad  2004-2007
• Member of the Advisory Committee of Research Center for Women Studies, Karnataka University, Dharwad, India.2004-2007
• Worked as one of the members of the UNESCO-NLM Award expert committee to evaluate the work performance of the organizations working  on population and adult education in India during (2000-2001)
• Worked as one of the members of Expert Committee for the UGC‑UNFPA project on "Evaluation of Population Education in Higher Education" (1992)
• Collaborated as an expert with the Directorate of Adult Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of India, New Delhi for integrating Population Education in Adult Education Program at National level.(1985)
• Collaborated with State Institute of Educational Research and Training for curriculum development on population education at school level (1979).

ANNEXURE I
Research Projects

• Highlights from Concurrent Evaluation of National Rural Health Mission (CE-NRHM), Population Research Centre, Dharwad- National Report prepared on the request of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, New Delhi- May 2011.
• Baseline Household Survey for Project Sukshema-(Technical assistance to improve maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) outcomes through the National Rural Health Mission in Karnataka, India) (Ongoing) sponsored by KHPT Bangalore
• Level of Reporting of Institutional Delivery and Immunization in HMIS in Goa, 2011
• Level and Patterns of Fertility and Contraceptives in Karnataka  2011
• Quality of Delivery Care in Karnataka: An Analysis of HMIS Data (Ongoing) 2011
• Monitoring and Evaluation of HIMS indicators in  Karnataka and Goa (ongoing) 2010-11
• Concurrent Evaluation of National Rural Health Mission-Karnataka and Goa states  2010
• Population Projections for Kingdom of Bahrain (2008-2032)- Central Informatics Organization, Kingdom of Bahrain- 2008
• Kingdom of Bahrain Participation in the IMF's General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) International Monetary Fund -USA and Central Informatics Organization 2008-2009
• Assessment of Care Provider’s Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Relation to STI and HIV/AIDS in Karnataka  Follow-up Survey Report Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore2008
• District Level Households Survey- 2007 District Level Households Survey-3 Karnataka and Goa- India- and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India2007-2008
• Behavioural and Social Science Support of CONRAD phase III clinical Trial of Cellulose sulfate 6% microbicide for HIV prevention Family Health International, USA 2007
• National Family &Health Survey - 3, state Goa –India Macro-International USA and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India 2005-2006
• Reproductive Health Account for Karnataka: Baseline Assessment, (jointly with Center for Multi Disciplinary Development Research, India) CMDR- Dharwad NIDI -   The Netherlands 2005
• Evaluation of Community Monitoring Project (Reproductive and Child Health) in Raichur and Gulbarga districts of Karnataka, India UNICEF 2005
• Impact Assessment of the Educational-Entertainment (E-E) IEC activities on HIV/AIDS” in Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. India Canada Collaborative HIV/AIDS Project 2004
• Final Evaluation of the Project Improving the Availability & Quality of RCH Services at the Grass-Root Level Population Foundation of India   2004
• Community Based HIV Prevalence Study in ICHAP Demonstration Project Area in Karnataka India Canada Collaborative HIV/AIDS Project, 2004
• Improved Access to Safe Abortion Care Service: A Baseline Survey in Northern Karnataka Pathfinder International 2004
• Understanding Abortion Related Beliefs and Behaviours of Women and Service Providers: A Qualitative Study in Northern Karnataka Pathfinder International 2004
• Evaluation of Functioning of Urban Family Welfare Centers in Karnataka Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India 2004
• On Site Impact of Street plays for HIV/AIDS prevention in Bagalkot District of Karnataka(Qualitative Study) India Canada Collaborative HIV/AIDS Project, 2004
• Concurrent evaluation of NGOs involvement in family health awareness campaign in New Delhi INDIA CARE –INDIA DSACS, New Delhi 2003
• A study of reproductive health programme and family planning services among community implemented by FICCI and SIFPSA in Barailly and Muradabad districts of UP, INDIA FICCI –SIFPSA INDIA at FRDS New Delhi 2003
• Building Health and Nutrition Project in Udiapur and Sirohi district of Rajasthan CARE – India FRDS, New Delhi) 2002
• Impact of IEC and Awareness Activities on Communities Undertaken as Polio Eradication in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand CARE –India FRDS, New Delhi) 2002
• Urban Literacy Project: A case Study of Varanasi Urban Agglomeration NLM – GOI (FRDS, New Delhi) 2002
• Post Literacy Programme of Churu District of Rajasthan: External Evaluation NLM-Government of India   2001
• External evaluation of TLC of Barmer district of Rajasthan NLM-Govt. of India1999
• Evaluation of State Resource Centre of Rajasthan NLM-Govt. of India1999
• External evaluation of TLC of Kaurauli district of Rajasthan NLM -Govt of India 1998
• Volunteer's Perception Towards Literacy Achievements of the Absentees. NIAE New Delhi 1996
• Methodology for Estimating Literacy Achievements of the Absentees, NIAE New Delhi 1996
• Creating Conditions for Faster Fertility Reduction in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan through integrated Health and Development Strategies Population Foundation of India, New Delhi 1995-1996
• Evaluation of Population education in Higher Education UGC -UNFPA1992
• Total Literacy Campaign in Dungarpur District of Rajasthan: A case Study. NIAE New Delhi 1992
• Total Literacy Campaign in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan: A case Study. NIAE New Delhi 1992
• Determinants of low age at marriage in some selected villages of Uttar Pradesh (India). IIPS Bombay 1987-1989
• Status of Women, Fertility and Contraception, IIPS Bombay-1986-1988
• Female labour force participation and fertility in the metropolitan city of India IIPS Bombay 1982-1984
• Demographic study of Hutment dwellers, IIPS Bombay 1980-1982
• Human fertility Behaviour in the desert margin, ICSSR New Delhi, 1976-1978

Book: 

• External Evaluation of Post-Literacy Programme, Churu District of Rajasthan (2001)

Research Papers

• D.G. Saithal, P.K. Bhargava, J.S. Hallad and T. Rajaretnam, “Improved Access to Safe Abortion Services in Backward Region of Karnataka: Issues and Challenges”  has been accepted  for the presentation in the regular sessions of the Asian Population Association Conference, to be held in New Delhi during November 2010.
• D.G. Satihal, L.D. Vaikunthe and P.K. Bhargava, “Rural Population Growth and Agricultural Development: A District Level Analysis in Karnataka” Presented in Poster Session  on National Conference on “Demographic Convergence, Demographic Dividends, Population Aging and Implication for health and Socio-Economic Transformation: Special Focus on South Indian States,”  Organized by IIOS, Mumbai during 25-27, March 2010, Chennai, India
• Bhargava, P.K. & Satihal D. G. 2008“Poverty, HIV/AIDS and Mortality in Karnataka, India”, (International Publication) “Eradicate Poverty and Hunger,” poverty, Nutrition and Mortality: A Comparative Perspective”, Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in demography’ Paris (2008) pp- 195-215
• D. G. Satihal & Dr. P.K. Bhargava 2008 Dynamics of HIV/AIDS in Karnataka Poster presentation at the 'XXX Annual Conference of IASP' held at Bangalore during 17-19 October, 2008
• D. G. Satihal & P.K. Bhargava 2008 Determinants of Contraceptive Use among Acceptors of     Induced Abortion in Karnataka Poster presentation at the 'XXX Annual Conference of IASP' going to be held at Bangalore during 17-19 October, 2008
• Jyoti S. Hallad, P.K Bhargava, Lut Van Damme, Cristina Wong and Elizabeth Tolley2008 Early Closure of a Phase III Microbicide Clinical Trial in South India: Implications on Trial Participants and Clinical Staff (International Presentation) Microbicides 2008 Conference, The Ashok, New Delhi Feb. 24-27, 2008
• Bhargava, P.K. , Satihal D. G. and V.B. Joshi 2007“Textile Business and Consumer Behaviors in India: Regional , socio-economic and Demographic analyses” (International Presentation) International Seminar on Application of Demography in Business, IUSSP Scientific  panel on Business Demography, Sydney, Australia 8-9 October 2007
• Rajarama K E T, P. K Bhargava2007 Housing Development and Health Improvement in Madhya Pradesh and in India: Analysis of 1991 and 2001 Census Data Paper presented at Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Population and Health held in Bhopal during 17-17 January, 2007,
• P.K. Bhargava and D.G. Satihal 2007 Population Pressure, Agricultural Resources and Environment: Temporal and Spatial Analysis in India. (International Presentation) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, held in New York, USA March 29-31, 2007 
• Rajarama K E T & P.K. Bhargava2006 “Risky Sexual behaviours of Men and Spread of HIV/AIDS in a Backward Districts of Karnataka: Some Empirical Evidences” Paper presented at International Conference on Emerging Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges for the 21st Century” held in Mumbai during December 10-13, 2006
• Bhargava P.K.; D.G. Satihal G.M. Hiremath, & V.B. Joshi 2006 “Trends and Patterns of Population, Development and Destitution in India",(International Presentation) Paper presented at the European Population Conference  2006 in Liverpool UK, 21-24 June 2006
• Bhargava, P.K. & Satihal D. G. 2005“Poverty Linked HIV/AIDS as Determinants of Mortality: Evidence from Community Based Study in Karnataka, India”, (International Presentation) Presented at the International Seminar on “The impact of Mortality as Both a Determinant and a Consequence of Poverty and Hunger: A Contribution to Achieving the First Millennium Development Goals (Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger CICRED Paris and Trivandrum, Kerala, India February 25-27 2005.
• Bhargava P.K. & G.M. Hiremath 2005 Proximate Determinants of Sex Ratio and Its Regional variations in India (International Presentation) Paper presented at the International Conference of CEPED – CICRED – INED on Female Deficit in Asia: Trends and Perspectives, Singapore, 5-7 December 2005
• Bhargava P.K., Jay Prakesh and Ragni Bhargava 2005Improvement in the quality of reproductive health care services: Analyses of a RCH intervention project in one of the backward states of India (International Presentation) Presented at the XXV IUSSP International Conference held in   Tours, France 18-23 July 2005.
• D.G. Satihal,  P.K. Bhargava , S. Halli and G. M. Hiremath, 2005 Poverty Driven Seasonal Labour Migration And Vulnerability to Risky Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS: A Search For Appropriate Labour Intensive Rural Development Strategy, Published conference special volume of the NIRD Foundation Day Seminar held during November 9-10, 2005 Hyderabad India
• G.M. Hiremath, P.K. Bhargava & D.G. Satihal 2005 Dynamics of Population Growth and Socio Economic Changes in India, Published conference special volume of the NIRD Foundation Day Seminar held during November 9-10, 2005 Hyderabad India
• Bhargava P.K.; D.G. Satihal ,T. Rajaretnam,, Jyoti Hallad, and G.M. Hiremath, , 2005 Access to Safe Abortion in Northern Karnataka: Emerging Issues from Quantitative and Qualitative Study, Annual Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), held in CHANDIGARH February 10-12, 2005.
• Bhargava, P.K. & Satihal D. G. 2004“Sexual Behavioural Pattern and Condom Use among Unmarried Men and Women in Karnataka: Evidence from Community based HIV prevalence study”, (International Conference) International Conference on Presented at the International Conference “Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs in Asia: Progress, Achievements and Ways Forward” organised by Centre of Operation Research and Training (CORT) New Delhi December   2-4, 2004.
• Bhargava, P. K.; Jyoti Hallad, R.V. Deshpande, and K.E.T. Rajarama 2004 An Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Adolescents towards HIV/AIDS in one of the high risk Districts of Karnataka International Conference on Presented at the International Conference “Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs in Asia: Progress, Achievements and Ways Forward” organized by Centre of Operation Research and Training (CORT) New Delhi December   2-4, 2004.
• Bhargava, P.K. & Satihal D. G. 2004 “Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Northern Karnataka, India” Paper presented at the Seminar on “Challenges in the Demographic and Health Scenario Before India in the 21st Centaury”, held at the population Research Centre, Department of Demography, University of Kerala, India, from 5-6, November, 2004.
• P.K. Bhargava 2002 Changes in Gender Disparity in Literacy Rate During 1991-2001: District-wise Analyses" Progress of Literacy in India-What the Census 2001 Reveals. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi (pp 51-64)
• Bhargava, P.K. 1996 Population Issues in National Literacy Mission in Uttar Pradesh Population  and Development in Uttar Pradesh, International Institute for Population  Sciences, Bombay, (pp 51-60).
• Saxena, P.C., P.K. Bhargava and Sayeed Unisa 1996 Differentials in Age at Marriage in Two Selected Villages of Eastern and Western Uttar Pradesh" Population and Development in Uttar Pradesh, International Institute for Population Sciences, Bombay, (pp 185-198).
• Bhargava P.K. 1996 "Status of Women and fertility" Resource Book on the Population Education, UNFPA-GOI, New Delhi.
• Bhargava P.K. 1993 Population dynamics and health: Research Issues in Adult Literacy Programme, Indian Journal of Adult Education, IAEA, New Delhi pp. 41-51
• Bhargava P.K. 1990 Attitude Towards Legal Abortion in the United States : A Study of House‑wife VS Working Women Role", Paper presented at the Seminar of the Population Research Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. June 3, 1990
• Bhargava P.K. 1990 Female Labour Fore Participation and Fertility in Greater Bombay", Paper presented at the Seminar of the Population Research Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. February 5, 1990.
• Bhargava P.K. 1990 Policy towards Legal Abortion and its Effects on Population Dynamics paper presented at the Seminar of the Population Research Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. October 14, 1990
• Bhargava P.K. 1989 Status of Women, fertility and Contraception: A Conceptual Model Mimeographed. International Institute for Population Sciences, Bombay
• Bhargava, P.K. and P.C. Saxena 1987 Determinants of Status of Women and Fertility in Greater Bombay The Indian Journal of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay: 48(1): 71-81.
• Bhargava, P.K. and P.C.  Saxena. 1987 Closed and Open Birth Intervals and Estimation of Parity Progression Ratios for Working and Non‑working Women in Greater Bombay. In K. Srinivasan and S. Mukerji (Eds.) Dynamics of the Population and Family Welfare, Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay pp 517-529
• Kanitkar Tara and P.K. Bhargava1986 Age at Marriage for girls in India", Proceedings of the National Seminar on Utilization of Population Research Findings in the Mass Media Program, held at IIPS, Bombay, November, 28-29 1986.
• Bhargava, P.K. and P.C. Saxena. 1985 Female Work Participation and Age at Marriage in an Urban Setting", In K. Srinivasan and S. Mukerji (Eds.) Dynamics of Population and Family Welfare, Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay: 264-277.
• Bhargava, P.K. 1985 Determinants of Rural/Urban Disparity in Literacy Rate in India (1981) ‑ A Path Analysis Approach Indian Educational Review, NCERT, New Delhi: 20(2): 9-20.
• Bhargava, P.K. 1984 Age at Marriage and its Effect on Fertility: A Study of Slum Dwellers in Greater Bombay, Journal of Family Welfare, Family Planning Association of India, Bombay: 31(1): 32-36.
• Bhargava, P.K. 1983 Hutment Dwellers and their Living Environment: Some Findings from the Bombay Slums", Proceedings of the Symposium on Environmental Consideration in Human Settlement in India, held at IIT, Bombay: February 7-11, 1983.
• U.P. Sinha and P. K. Bhargava 1982 Slums in Poona" Proceeding of the National Seminar on Poona in the Year 2000: Problem of Growing Slums, held at Nehru Institute of Social Studies, Pune: April 17-18, 1982.
• Bhargava, P.K. 1982 A Retrospective Study of the Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics of M.T.P. Acceptors in Rajasthan, 1972‑78" Rajasthan Medical Journal, Directorate of Medical, Health and Family Welfare Services, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur: 21(3): 132-138.
• Bhargava, P.K. 1982 Literacy and Education among Tribal of Rajasthan in1971 Proceedings in the Seventh Annual Conference of the IASP, held at Tirupati: January 27-29, 1982
• Jain M.K. & P.K. Bhargava 1979 Inter‑ State Variations in the Sex‑ Composition of Child Population", In K. Srinivasan et al., (Eds.), Demographic and Socio‑Economic Aspects of the Child in India, 1979, Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay: 51-62.
• Bhargava, P.K. 1978 Effect of High Pressure Family Planning Program in 1976 on Some Demographic Variables of Rajasthan in the Year 1977", Rajasthan Economic Journal: 2(2):  69-77.