Social Determinants of Urban Indian Women's Health Status.

Indian urban women have come a long way regarding careers and social standing. However, they still remain unaware of their personal well-being and health needs. Often, they ignore their health problems until the problems become unavoidable, chronic or even fatal. The present paper focuses on the determinants of women's health in urban India, including accessibility of health services, education, gender, class and geographical location, employment, availability of services, social history and culture. The paper also suggests some changes required in policies for improving urban women's health in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]