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College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia

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Research article
Published: 10 June 2021 in PLOS ONE
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Research efforts in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic focused on the actual and potential impacts on societies, economies, sectors, and governments. Less attention was paid to the experiences of individuals and less still to the impact of COVID-19 on an individual’s wellbeing. This research addresses this gap by utilising a holistic wellbeing framework to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the overall wellbeing of individuals in the Australian state of South Australia through an online survey. The research framework for the survey comprises six dimensions: psychological and emotional health, physical health, living standards, family and community vitality, governance, and ecological diversity and resilience. The results show that most respondents (71%) were able to maintain overall wellbeing during the pandemic. However, more than a half of the respondents could not maintain wellbeing in psychological and emotional health. Further examination of the drivers of inability to maintain overall wellbeing reveals that low-income individuals, younger respondents (aged 18–24) and women suffer disproportionate hardships. Defining poverty in terms of multi-dimensional deprivations in wellbeing enables a nuanced analysis of the unequal impacts of COVID-19 mitigation policies that can be used to improve policymaking.

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Udoy Saikia; Melinda M. Dodd; James Chalmers; Gouranga Dasvarma; Susanne Schech. COVID-19, individual wellbeing and multi-dimensional poverty in the state of South Australia. PLOS ONE 2021, 16, e0252898 .

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Udoy Saikia, Melinda M. Dodd, James Chalmers, Gouranga Dasvarma, Susanne Schech. COVID-19, individual wellbeing and multi-dimensional poverty in the state of South Australia. PLOS ONE. 2021; 16 (6):e0252898.

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Udoy Saikia; Melinda M. Dodd; James Chalmers; Gouranga Dasvarma; Susanne Schech. 2021. "COVID-19, individual wellbeing and multi-dimensional poverty in the state of South Australia." PLOS ONE 16, no. 6: e0252898.

Sociology
Published: 29 September 2020 in PLOS ONE
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In this paper we examine whether it is just the financial cost of maternal healthcare that prevents poor women from utilising free or low-cost government provided healthcare in Dhaka, Bangladesh, or there are other factors at play, in conjunction with poverty. To answer this question, we analyse the perceptions and experiences about the use of maternal health care for childbirth by a group of women residing in poor and lower socio-economic households in Dhaka. Data for this study were collected through in-depth interviews of 34 such women who have already had a child or had become pregnant at least once in the preceding five years. The findings of our analysis suggest that these women have a deeply rooted fear of medical intervention in childbirth for several perceived and practical reasons, including the fear of having to make undocumented payments, unfamiliarity with institutional processes, lack of social and family network support within their neighbourhood, concept of honour and shame [sharam], a culture of silence and inadequate spousal communication on health issues. As a result, even though low-cost health care facilities may be within their reach in terms of physical distance and affordable in terms of financial cost these women and their families are unwilling to deliver their babies at such health facilities. Therefore, in order to allay their perceived fear of hospital-based childbirth, one needs to consider factors other than financial cost and physical distance, and provide these women with factual information and culturally sensitive counselling.

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Sanzida Akhter; Gouranga Lal Dasvarma; Udoy Saikia. Reluctance of women of lower socio-economic status to use maternal healthcare services – Does only cost matter? PLOS ONE 2020, 15, e0239597 .

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Sanzida Akhter, Gouranga Lal Dasvarma, Udoy Saikia. Reluctance of women of lower socio-economic status to use maternal healthcare services – Does only cost matter? PLOS ONE. 2020; 15 (9):e0239597.

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Sanzida Akhter; Gouranga Lal Dasvarma; Udoy Saikia. 2020. "Reluctance of women of lower socio-economic status to use maternal healthcare services – Does only cost matter?" PLOS ONE 15, no. 9: e0239597.

Journal article
Published: 17 June 2019 in Sustainability
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Using data collected from semi-structured interviews with 485 households, this research evaluates the effect of perceived livelihood risk on livelihood strategies within farming households in China’s Shiyang River Basin. Perceived livelihood risk was evaluated by establishing an index system of livelihood risk (health, environmental, financial, social, and information and connectivity risks). Different livelihood strategies were identified, including reducing consumption, seeking help from relatives and friends, securing loans, seeking employment, and converting assets into cash. The effect of perceived livelihood risk on livelihood strategies was measured and evaluated using multinomial logistic regression. The results indicate that the effect of different perceived livelihood risk on livelihood strategies varies. Personality traits, as well as perceived health risk, financial risk, social risk, and environmental risk influence livelihood strategies, while perceived information risk and connectivity risk do not appear to have obvious relationships to livelihood strategies. Finally, we present proposals for ensuring farmers’ livelihood strategies are more effective.

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Fang Su; Udoy Saikia; Iain Hay. Impact of Perceived Livelihood Risk on Livelihood Strategies: A Case Study in Shiyang River Basin, China. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3349 .

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Fang Su, Udoy Saikia, Iain Hay. Impact of Perceived Livelihood Risk on Livelihood Strategies: A Case Study in Shiyang River Basin, China. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (12):3349.

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Fang Su; Udoy Saikia; Iain Hay. 2019. "Impact of Perceived Livelihood Risk on Livelihood Strategies: A Case Study in Shiyang River Basin, China." Sustainability 11, no. 12: 3349.

Book chapter
Published: 19 July 2018 in Handbook of Statistics
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The aim of this chapter is to present innovations associated with the linkage of statistics and well-being and human development, where the contexts of application are poor countries, and where there is a further linkage with international efforts to tackle multidimensional poverty. The chapter begins with background information focused on the following themes: recent developments in the search for innovations; flaws in the assumptions of the existing metric (GDP); the importance of process data and its linkage with subjectivity; innovations in the human development index (HDI) system; subjective/processual breakthrough enabled by the gross national happiness system; and a brief introduction to the Flinders University statistical innovation developed to assess people's experiences of development. The chapter then presents the technical details of this innovation, operationalized in calculating human well-being in Timor-Leste, and in the Indian state of Assam. This section covers the computation of the HDI of a section of the population defined by age, namely, the population of the youth of Timor-Leste. No previous attempt is known to have been made to compute HDI for a section of the population defined by age. The final part of the chapter describes the quantification of well-being, which was operationalized as the human well-being index in Assam. This index is presented as a complementary component of the HDI system. It represents the first time a National Human Development Report has attempted to measure well-being, a subjective aspect of the quality-of-life, through developing a dedicated index.

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Udoy Saikia; Gouranga Dasvarma; James Chalmers. Methods of Measuring Human Well-being and Human Development. Handbook of Statistics 2018, 545 -575.

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Udoy Saikia, Gouranga Dasvarma, James Chalmers. Methods of Measuring Human Well-being and Human Development. Handbook of Statistics. 2018; ():545-575.

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Udoy Saikia; Gouranga Dasvarma; James Chalmers. 2018. "Methods of Measuring Human Well-being and Human Development." Handbook of Statistics , no. : 545-575.

Journal article
Published: 14 February 2018 in Sustainability
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Using information collected through semi-structured questionnaires in 483 households, this paper examines the relationships between livelihood risks and livelihood capitals amongst rural farming communities in China’s Shiyang River Basin. Based on an index system of livelihood risks (health, environmental, financial, social, information and connectivity risks) and livelihood capitals (human, physical and natural, financial and social capitals), relationships are measured and evaluated through a linear regression model. Results suggest that health risk and social risk have clear negative effects on livelihood capitals. This finding may support evidence-based policies intended to reduce health risk and social risk threats as well as underpinning improvements in rural farmers’ capacities to withstand livelihood risk and to enhance well-being.

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Fang Su; Udoy Saikia; Iain Hay. Relationships between Livelihood Risks and Livelihood Capitals: A Case Study in Shiyang River Basin, China. Sustainability 2018, 10, 509 .

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Fang Su, Udoy Saikia, Iain Hay. Relationships between Livelihood Risks and Livelihood Capitals: A Case Study in Shiyang River Basin, China. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (2):509.

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Fang Su; Udoy Saikia; Iain Hay. 2018. "Relationships between Livelihood Risks and Livelihood Capitals: A Case Study in Shiyang River Basin, China." Sustainability 10, no. 2: 509.

Journal article
Published: 27 July 2016 in Asia Pacific Viewpoint
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Timor-Leste's nation-building process faces significant demographic challenges because of its current and prospective population dynamics. Based on the 2010 census data this paper projects the demographic structure of Timor-Leste by 2030 and discusses the impact of the same on peace, development and environmental sustainability. This paper projects that Timor-Leste's population will increase from 1.06 million in 2010 to 1.82 million in 2030, and because of a slow decline in total fertility rates, its population characteristics will remain that of a very youthful country with an extraordinarily high dependency ratio. Timor-Leste will have extremely high proportion of excess labour, high concentration of uneducated and jobless youth in small urban areas and an ever-increasing demand on natural resources in the next two decades. In the context of poor performing domestic economy, very low formal sector employment and weak environmental governance, these challenges may well contribute to social conflict which is evident in the nation's recent past. This paper is an attempt to reflect upon the implications of Timor-Leste's population dynamics by 2030 on urbanisation, economy (labour market) and the environment which tend to have a strong relationship with social stability.

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Merve Hosgelen; Udoy Saikia. Timor-Leste's demographic challenges for environment, peace and nation building. Asia Pacific Viewpoint 2016, 57, 244 -262.

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Merve Hosgelen, Udoy Saikia. Timor-Leste's demographic challenges for environment, peace and nation building. Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 2016; 57 (2):244-262.

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Merve Hosgelen; Udoy Saikia. 2016. "Timor-Leste's demographic challenges for environment, peace and nation building." Asia Pacific Viewpoint 57, no. 2: 244-262.

Journal article
Published: 02 August 2011 in Asia Pacific Viewpoint
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Udoy Saikia; Merve Hosgelen; Jim Chalmers. Investigation into the population growth and its implications for primary schooling in Timor-Leste by 2020. Asia Pacific Viewpoint 2011, 52, 194 -206.

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Udoy Saikia, Merve Hosgelen, Jim Chalmers. Investigation into the population growth and its implications for primary schooling in Timor-Leste by 2020. Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 2011; 52 (2):194-206.

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Udoy Saikia; Merve Hosgelen; Jim Chalmers. 2011. "Investigation into the population growth and its implications for primary schooling in Timor-Leste by 2020." Asia Pacific Viewpoint 52, no. 2: 194-206.

Journal article
Published: 31 May 2011 in Biological Conservation
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We identify the 10 major terrestrial and marine ecosystems in Australia most vulnerable to tipping points, in which modest environmental changes can cause disproportionately large changes in ecosystem properties. To accomplish this we independently surveyed the coauthors of this paper to produce a list of candidate ecosystems, and then refined this list during a 2-day workshop. The list includes (1) elevationally restricted mountain ecosystems, (2) tropical savannas, (3) coastal floodplains and wetlands, (4) coral reefs, (5) drier rainforests, (6) wetlands and floodplains in the Murray-Darling Basin, (7) the Mediterranean ecosystems of southwestern Australia, (8) offshore islands, (9) temperate eucalypt forests, and (10) salt marshes and mangroves. Some of these ecosystems are vulnerable to widespread phase-changes that could fundamentally alter ecosystem properties such as habitat structure, species composition, fire regimes, or carbon storage. Others appear susceptible to major changes across only part of their geographic range, whereas yet others are susceptible to a large-scale decline of key biotic components, such as small mammals or stream-dwelling amphibians. For each ecosystem we consider the intrinsic features and external drivers that render it susceptible to tipping points, and identify subtypes of the ecosystem that we deem to be especially vulnerable.

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William F. Laurance; Bernard Dell; Stephen M. Turton; Michael J. Lawes; Lindsay Hutley; Hamish McCallum; Patricia Dale; Michael Bird; Giles Hardy; Gavin Prideaux; Ben Gawne; Clive McMahon; Richard Yu; Jean-Marc Hero; Lin Schwarzkopf; Andrew Krockenberger; Michael Douglas; Ewen Silvester; Michael Mahony; Karen Vella; Udoy Saikia; Carl-Henrik Wahren; Zhihong Xu; Bradley Smith; Chris Cocklin. The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points. Biological Conservation 2011, 144, 1472 -1480.

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William F. Laurance, Bernard Dell, Stephen M. Turton, Michael J. Lawes, Lindsay Hutley, Hamish McCallum, Patricia Dale, Michael Bird, Giles Hardy, Gavin Prideaux, Ben Gawne, Clive McMahon, Richard Yu, Jean-Marc Hero, Lin Schwarzkopf, Andrew Krockenberger, Michael Douglas, Ewen Silvester, Michael Mahony, Karen Vella, Udoy Saikia, Carl-Henrik Wahren, Zhihong Xu, Bradley Smith, Chris Cocklin. The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points. Biological Conservation. 2011; 144 (5):1472-1480.

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William F. Laurance; Bernard Dell; Stephen M. Turton; Michael J. Lawes; Lindsay Hutley; Hamish McCallum; Patricia Dale; Michael Bird; Giles Hardy; Gavin Prideaux; Ben Gawne; Clive McMahon; Richard Yu; Jean-Marc Hero; Lin Schwarzkopf; Andrew Krockenberger; Michael Douglas; Ewen Silvester; Michael Mahony; Karen Vella; Udoy Saikia; Carl-Henrik Wahren; Zhihong Xu; Bradley Smith; Chris Cocklin. 2011. "The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points." Biological Conservation 144, no. 5: 1472-1480.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2010 in Journal of Population Research
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Timor-Leste, the newest nation in Asia stands out demographically. The nation-building process of Timor-Leste faces significant demographic challenges due to the population growth which is the fastest in Asia and almost the fastest in the world. This unprecedented growth is primarily an outcome of the extremely high total fertility rate of Timor-Leste which is amongst the highest in the world. Amidst the worrying socio-economic condition in this new nation, it is of great concern that if the current fertility rate and its implied population growth continue as predicted, the population of Timor-Leste will double in 17 years. This paper offers an insight into the future of Timor-Leste’s demography with a particular focus on the impact of rapid pace of population growth on the health sector. The analysis is largely based on 2004 census data, as well as drawing on the broader literature and qualitative research already carried out by the lead author into the reasons behind high fertility in Timor-Leste. On this basis, the authors extrapolate key impacts of this projected population growth, and implications for the health sector.

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Udoy Saikia; Merve Hosgelen. Timor-Leste’s demographic destiny and its implications for the health sector by 2020. Journal of Population Research 2010, 27, 133 -146.

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Udoy Saikia, Merve Hosgelen. Timor-Leste’s demographic destiny and its implications for the health sector by 2020. Journal of Population Research. 2010; 27 (2):133-146.

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Udoy Saikia; Merve Hosgelen. 2010. "Timor-Leste’s demographic destiny and its implications for the health sector by 2020." Journal of Population Research 27, no. 2: 133-146.

Journal article
Published: 23 February 2009 in BMC Health Services Research
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Due to the multifaceted aspect of child malnutrition, a comprehensive approach, taking social factors into account, has been frequently recommended in health literature. The Alma-Ata declaration explicitly outlined comprehensive primary health care as an approach that addresses the social, economic and political causes of poor health and nutrition.

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Sara Javanparast; John Coveney; Udoy Saikia. Exploring health stakeholders' perceptions on moving towards comprehensive primary health care to address childhood malnutrition in Iran: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9, 36 -36.

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Sara Javanparast, John Coveney, Udoy Saikia. Exploring health stakeholders' perceptions on moving towards comprehensive primary health care to address childhood malnutrition in Iran: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 2009; 9 (1):36-36.

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Sara Javanparast; John Coveney; Udoy Saikia. 2009. "Exploring health stakeholders' perceptions on moving towards comprehensive primary health care to address childhood malnutrition in Iran: a qualitative study." BMC Health Services Research 9, no. 1: 36-36.

Journal article
Published: 04 January 2008 in Asian Journal of Women's Studies
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Nguyen Van Huy; Udoy Sankar Saikia; Dao Thi Minh An. Gender, Development and HIV/AIDS in Vietnam: Towards an Alternative Response Model among Women Sex Workers. Asian Journal of Women's Studies 2008, 14, 98 -119.

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Nguyen Van Huy, Udoy Sankar Saikia, Dao Thi Minh An. Gender, Development and HIV/AIDS in Vietnam: Towards an Alternative Response Model among Women Sex Workers. Asian Journal of Women's Studies. 2008; 14 (1):98-119.

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Nguyen Van Huy; Udoy Sankar Saikia; Dao Thi Minh An. 2008. "Gender, Development and HIV/AIDS in Vietnam: Towards an Alternative Response Model among Women Sex Workers." Asian Journal of Women's Studies 14, no. 1: 98-119.