Mumbai Campus, School of Research Methodology
Ph.D (Population Studies) - IIPS, Mumbai
M.Phil (Population Studies) - IIPS, Mumbai
M.Ed - Osmania University, Hyderabad
M.Sc Statistics - Osmania University, Hyderabad
sayeed.unisa[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in
sayeed.unisa@iipsindia.ac.in
Dr. Sayeed Unisa is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Research Methodology, TISS and a former professor and head of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the International Institute for Population Sciences with more than three decades of experience in teaching and research.
She has carried out large-scale population-based cross-sectional, impact evaluation and longitudinal studies with funding from UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, Ford Foundation, and the Government of India. Her work on nutrition and childlessness is highly acclaimed and speaks to the marginalities of gender, social, economic and demographic.
Dr. Unisa has published over 100 articles in referred journals and edited books on nutrition, gender, and health issues. She has been a technical expert in maternal and child health and nutrition issues for MoHFW, MHRD, MoMA, MoSPI, MoRD and NITI Aayog. Dr Unisa is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, London. Dr. Unisa also worked as a Visiting Professor at the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands, under the Bilateral Collaboration Programme of ICSSR and NWO.
She had also worked in IIPS as Chairperson of the Internal Complaint Committee, Staff Welfare Committee, PhD and M.Phil Course Coordinator and Convener of IRB.Dr Unisa is an editorial Board member of BMC Women’s Health and a reviewer of more than 15 referred journals.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sayeed-unisa-7343b486/
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Maternal and child nutrition
Infertility
ART and Surrogacy,
Adoption
Adolescent Health and Education
Reproductive Health
Marital Dissolution.
Left behind women
Migration
A. Books
Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Global South and North: Issues, Challenges and Future, Edited by Rozee G.V. and Sayeed Unisa, Rutledge, London, 2016.
Population, Environment and Health Edited by Sayeed Unisa, T,V,Sekhar, C. Chandershekhar, A.Singh, L.K.Dwivedi, M.R.S.Pradhan, IIPS and Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2016.
Population, Gender and Reproductive Health Edited by F. Ram, Sayeed Unisa and T.V.Sekhar, IIPS and Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2011.
Food Security and Health Status: A Comparative Study of Tribal and Non-tribal Households, by R.B.Bhagat, Sayeed Unisa, D.A. Nagdeve, and Prakash Fulpagare, Rajat Publication, New Delhi, 2018.
Role of Women’s Education in Shaping Fertility in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey, Sulbha Parsuraman, T.K.Roy, Radha Devi, Balram Paswan, P.Arokiasamy, Sayeed Unisa, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, 1999.
State-of-the-art of Teaching of Demographic Courses in Various Institutions/Universities, Sayeed Unisa, IIPS Research Report Series 1995-96/No. 18 Mumbai (Online –Microfiche open Library ID Number OL640789M), 1996 (This is a project report considered as a reference book for information on demographic courses in many universities in India and other countries).
B. Articles in Journals
1. Dhillon,P, Unisa,S. Gupta, A. Saraswat,A. Sulaiman KM3 and Sarang Pedgaonkar, S.(2023) Utilisation of ANC services before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in selected resource-poor blocks of India: role of community health workers in Swabhimaanprogramme area, BMC Health Services Research, 23:864
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09781-1
2. Dwivedi, L. K., Bhatia, M., Bansal, A., Mishra, R., Jana, S., Subramanian, S. V., & Unisa, S. (2023) Role of seasonality variation in prevalence and trend of childhood wasting in India: An empirical analysis using National Family Health Surveys, 2005–2021, Health Science Reports, DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1093
3. Pradhan M.R., Unisa S, Rawat R, Surabhi S, Saraswat A, Reshmi S. R, Sethi, V. (2023) Women empowerment through involvement in community-based health and nutrition interventions: Evidence from a qualitative study in India. PLoS ONE 18(4): e0284521. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0284521
4. Sahoo, H., Dhillon, P., Anand, E., Srivastava, A., Usman, M., Agrawal, P.K., Unisa, S. (2023) Status and correlates of non-communicable diseases among children and adolescents in slum and non-slum areas of India's four metropolitan cities, Journal of Biosocial Science, https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0021932022000530
5. Unisa, S., Dhillon, P., Anand, E., Sahoo, H., & Agarwal, P. K.(2022) Data quality of birthweight reporting in India: Evidence from cross-sectional surveys and service statistics. Social Science and Medicine-Population Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.ssmph.2022.101220
6. Usman, M., Anand, E., Akhtar, S. N., Umenthala, S. R., Anwar, T., & Unisa, S.(2022) Prevalence and correlates of alcohol and tobacco consumption among research scholars: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of three Indian universities. Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, DOI 10.1108/DHS-09-2021-0053
7. Dhillon, P., Sahoo, H., Usman, M., Srivastava, A., Agrawal, P. K., Johnston, R., & Unisa, S. (2022) Status and correlates of micronutrient deficiencies in slum and non-slum areas of India's four metropolitan cities: Investigation from CNNS, Social Science & Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.socscimed.2022.115259
8. Chauhan, S., Kulkarni, R., Bharat, S., Joshi, B., Unisa, S., Singh, A., ... & Pasi, A(2022) Community Perceptions and Treatment-seeking Behaviour for Infertility in India: A Qualitative Research Study, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 83(3), 439-454
9. Prakash, S., Kumar, P., Dhillon, P., & Unisa, S.(2022) Correlates of access to sanitation facilities and benefits received from the Swachh Bharat Mission in India: analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2018 National Sample Survey, BMJ open, doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060118
10. Siddiqui, L., Banerjee, A., Chokhandre, P., and Unisa, Sayeed (2021) Prevalence and predictors of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among weavers of Varanasi, India: A cross-sectional study, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 12(4):100918 DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100918
11. Rawat, Ramu, Unisa, Sayeed. (2021) Association between nutritional status of scheduled caste children and their educational performance in rural Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh, India, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 12(4):100849 DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100849
12. Das,A., Lakhan, T., Unisa, S (2021) Tuberculosis prevalence, knowledge of transmission and its association with vaccination of children, Journal of Infection Preventions, 22(11):175717742110127 DOI: 10.1177/17571774211012777
13. Unisa, Sayeed, Negi, Kanchan, Pujari, Sucharita and Chaurasia, Vaishali (2021) Do dietary patterns and morbidities have a relationship with primary infertility among women? A study from NFHS-4 (2015-16), India, Journal of Biosocial Science, First View, pp. 1-16 (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932021000274).
14. Onori, F., Dillion, P., Dinachnadra, K., Jaleel, A., Saraswat, A., Reshmi, R.S., Unisa, Sayeed and Sethi, V. (2021) An adaptation of the food insecurity experience scale (FIES) for measuring food insecurity among women in socially –backward communities, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Vol. 18, No, 1 (https://doi.org/10.37801/ajad2021.18.1.5).
15. Unisa, Sayeed et al.(2020) Predictors of the diets consumed by adolescent girls, pregnant women and mothers with children under age two years in rural eastern India, Journal of Biosocial Science, https:// doi:10.1017/S0021932020000462.
16. Unisa, Sayeed, Lakhan, T.,Saraswat, A., and Borkotoky, K., (2020) Exploring the Variations in Adult Height of Population by Agro-Climatic Zones in India, Journal of Family Welfare, Volume 64, Special Issue, 2019-2020, pp 18-36.
17. Unisa, S., Dwivedi, L.K., Lakhan, T., Joe, W., Chaurasia, V., Roy ,N., and Fulpagare, P., (2020) A Longitudinal Assessment of Correlates of Linear Growth and Stunting Status in Maharashtra, India, Journal of Family Welfare, Volume 64, Special Issue, 2019-2020, pp 1-17.
18. Patra, S., & Unisa, S. (2020). Addressing reproductive health knowledge, infertility and coping strategies among rural women in India. Journal of Biosocial Science. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932020000371.
19. Rai, S., and Unisa, S., (2020) Complementary Feeding Practices and Underweight Status among Children aged 6-23 Months in India, Journal of Family Welfare, Volume 64, Special Issue, 2019-2020, pp 73-84.
20. Roy,A.K., Rao, N.,Siddiqui, L.A., Gandhi, H., Fulpagare, P., Chattopadhyay, A., Prakasam, C.P., and Unisa, S (2020) Food Consumption Pattern, Dietary Diversity and Nutrition Status of Mothers in the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat, Journal of Family Welfare, Volume 64, Special Issue, 2019-2020, pp 104-117
21. Saraswat, A., Unisa, S.,Reshmi, R.S., Dwivedi,L.K., Padgoanker, S., and Sethi, V., (2020) Assessment of Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women Based on Mid-Upper Arm Circumference(MUAC) and Associated Factors in Poverty Pockets of Eastern India, Journal of Family Welfare, Volume 64, Special Issue, 2019-2020, pp 134-145.
22. Govil, D, Panda, B.K.., Gupta,A., Chattopadhyay, A., Fulpagare, P., and Unisa, S. (2020). Understanding the Burden of Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in the Western Region of India: An insight from CNSM and CNSG data, Journal of Family Welfare, Volume 64, Special Issue, 2019-2020, pp 85-103.
23. Narzary,P.K., Kumar,D., Jadhav,A., Shrestha,K.P., Prakasam, C.P., Pedgaonkar,S.P.K., and Unisa, S.,(2020) Home Deliveries and Risk of Morbidity among Children during Neonatal Period in Gujarat, Journal of Family Welfare, Volume 64, Special Issue, 2019-2020, pp 146-156.
24. Usman, M., Anand, E., Siddiqui, L., Unisa, Sayeed (2020) Continuum of maternal health care services and its impact on child immunization in India: an application of the propensity score matching approach, Journal of Biosocial Science, https://doi:10.1017/S0021932020000450
25. Reshmi R. S., Dinachandra K., Bhanot A., Unisa, Sayeed., et al., (2019). Context for layering women’s nutrition interventions on a largescale poverty alleviation program: Evidence from three eastern Indian states. PloS one, 14(1). e0210836. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210836.
26. Madan, EM.,Frongillo, EA, Unisa, Sayeed., et al.(2020) Effect of Differences in Month and Location of Measurement in Estimating Prevalence and Trend of Wasting and Stunting in India in 2005-2006 and 2015-2016, Current Developments in Nutrition 4(6):nzaa092, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa092
27. Sethi V., …….. .Unisa, Sayeed. and Subramanian S. V. (2020) Levels and determinants of malnutrition among India's urban poor women: An analysis of Demographic Health Surveys 2006 and 2016, Maternal and Child Nutrition, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12978
28. Chattopadhyay, A., Sethi, V., Nagargoje, V. P., Saraswat, A., Surani, …..Unisa, Sayeed. (2019). WASH practices and its association with nutritional status of adolescent girls in poverty pockets of eastern India. BMC women's health, 19(1), 89. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0787-1
29. Sethi V., Dinachandra K., Murira Z.,… .Unisa Sayeed. and Subramanian S. V. (2019). Nutrition status of nulliparous married Indian women 15-24 years: Decadal trends, predictors and program implications. PloS One, 14(8), e0221125, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221125
30. Maitra, C., Sethi, V., Unisa, Sayeed. Shankar, S. (2019) Household food Insecurity and maternal and child nutritional status: Evidence from Maharashtra, Review of Income and Wealth, 65(2), Doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12436
31. Rozée, G.V., Unisa, Sayeed, and Elise de La Rochebrochard (2019), Sociodemographic characteristics of 96 Indian surrogates: Are they disadvantaged compared with the general population? PLos ONE , https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214097.
32. Sethi V., Bhanot A.,….,Reshmi R. S. Pedgaonkar, S., Dwivedi, L.K.,……Unisa, Sayeed.(2019) Integrated multisectoral strategy to improve girls’ and women’s nutrition before conception, during pregnancy and after birth in India (Swabhimaan): protocol for a prospective, non-randomised controlled evaluation. BMJ Open, e031632. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031632
33. Sethi, V., Gupta, N., Pedgaonkar, S., Saraswat, A., Singh, K. D., Rahman,H.U., Wagt A.De and Unisa, Sayeed (2019) Mid-upper arm circumference cut-offs for screening thinness and severe thinness in Indian adolescent girls aged 10–19 years in field settings, Public Health Nutrition, doi:10.1017/s13689800190000594.
34. Reshmi, R.S., Singh, K. D., Bhanot, A., Unisa, Sayeed, et al. (2019), Context for layering women’s nutrition interventions on a large scale poverty alleviation program: Evidence from three eastern Indian states, PLoS ONE 14(1): e0210836. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210836.
35. Anand, Enu, Kumar, P., Unisa, Sayeed, and Singh, J., (2019), Neglect of Menstrual Disorder in Reproductive Health Care in India: A Population Based Survey, Reproductive Health, DOI: 10.1080/23293691.2018.152316
36. Anand, Enu, Unisa, Sayeed (2018) The Nuptial Preference Change for the Men Belonging to Poor Sex Ratio Regions? A Context Analysis Approach based on Matrimonial Advertisements, Demography India, Special Issue, 91-99.
37. Munudu, G.B., Unisa, Sayeed .(2018). Patterns of marriage dissolution in India: Regional, socio-economic and religious trends. Economic and Political Weekly. Vol. LIII, Issue 16, PP 57-64.
38. Chauhan, Sanjay, Unisa, Sayeed, Joshi B., Kulkarni, R., Singh A., Subramanian, T. et al. (2018). Capacity assessment of district health system in India on services for prevention and management of infertility. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Volume 43, pp19-23.
39. Joshi, Bina, Lakhan, Tejal, Mukherji, Srabani, Patil, Anushree, Unisa, Sayeed. (2018). Visceral adiposity index among young girls with PCOS and its association with phenotypes and metabolic risk. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp513-518.
40. Unisa, Sayeed, Barkkotoky, K.(2017). An appraisal of anthropometric data and factors influencing height of Indian population. Demography India, Vol.46, Issue 1, pp 22-37.
41. Sethi, Vani, Maitra, Chandana, Avula, Rasmi, Unisa, Sayeed, Bhalla, Surbh. (2017). Internal validity and reliability of experienced based on household food insecurity scales in Indian settings. Agriculture and Food Security, Volume 6, Issue 2, Doi:10.1189/s40066-017-0099-3.
42. Barkkotoky, K., Unisa, Sayeed.(2017).Inequality in food expenditure in India and the contributing factors. .J. Quant. Econ. DOI:10.1007/s40953-017-0099-y.
43. Barkkotoky, K., Unisa, Sayeed, Gupta, A.K.(2017). State-level dietary diversity as a contextual determinant of nutritional status of children in India: A Multilevel approach. Journal of Biosocial Science. pp 1-27, Cambridge University Press,doi:10.1017/S0021932017000013.
44. Gogoi, Mousumi, Unisa, Sayeed.(2017). Chronic diseases during pregnancy and birth outcome: A study based on tertiary hospital of Mumbai, Women's Health, doi.org/10.17140/WHOJ-3-123
45. Anand, Enu, Unisa, Sayeed and Singh, J. (2016). Intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy among adolescent and young adult married women in South Asia. Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 49, Issue 2, pp 206-221.
46. Patra, Shraboni, Unisa, Sayeed. (2017). Female infertility in India: Causes, treatment and impairment of fertility in selected districts with high prevalence. Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health, Volume 6, No.4, pp. 1-11.
47. Saraswat, Abhishek, Unisa, Sayeed. (2017). A qualitative study examining psychosocial distress and coping mechanism among orphan and vulnerable children living in institutional care in New Delhi. Journal of Health and Social Sciences, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp 195-208.
48. Prusty, Ranjan, Unisa, Sayeed. (2017). Effect of social support networks on maternal knowledge of child health. Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2(1), 99-118.
49. Rozee G.V. and Unisa, Sayeed.(2015).Surrogacy as a Growing Practice and a Controversial Reality in India: Exploring New Issues for Further Researches. Journal of Women's Health, Issues & Care, Vol. 4 Issue 6 doi:http://dx.doi.org/1.04172/2325-9795.1000211
50. Unisa, Sayeed, Dwivedi,L.K., Reshmi, R.S., Kumar, K.(2015) .Missing Age of Population in Indian Censuses during the Last 50 Years: Prevalence, Trend and Differentials. Social Science Spectrum, Vol.1, No.1, pp8-19.
51. Rozee G.V. and Unisa, Sayeed.(2015). Surrogacy from reproductive rights perspective: The case of India. Autrepart, Volume 24, Issue 3, pp 377-389.
52. Borkotoky, K., Unisa, Sayeed, Gupta, A.K. (2015). Intergenerational Transmission of Education in India: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey. International Journal of Population Research, Vol. 2015, Article ID 251953, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/251953
53. Anand, E., Unisa, Sayeed, and Singh, J.(2015). Menstrual Hygiene Management among Young Unmarried Women in India, Social Science Spectrum, Vol.1, No.1, pp 20-31.
54. Singh, R.K. Unisa, Sayeed, Patra, Shraboni. (2015) Self-reported Reproductive Morbidity and Pregnancy Outcome among Currently Married Women in India, Social Science Spectrum, Vol.1, No.2, pp 106-113.
55. Rozee G.V. and Unisa, Sayeed. Surrogacy from reproductive rights perspective: The case of India. Autrepart, (70), pp 165-183.
56. Borkotoky K., and Unisa, Sayeed (2014) Female Education and its Association with Changes in Socio-Demographic Behaviour: Evidence from India. Journal of Biosocial Science. DOI: 10.1017/S002193201400039X.
57. Borkotoky K., and Unisa, Sayeed (2014). Indicators to Examine Quality of Large Scale Survey Data: An Example through District Level Household and Facility Survey. PLoS ONE, 9(3), e90113. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090113.
58. Borkotoky K., and Unisa, Sayeed (2014). Educational Deprivation of Children in India: Insights from Recent National Level Household Survey. Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, January 2014.
59. Agarwal, S., Unisa, Sayeed and Agarwal, P.(2014).Women's Perception of a sad married life and higher marital instability: How does children's gender matter? A perspective from rural Haryana, India. Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 24 (3), pp 377-389.
60. Pujari, S., and Unisa, Sayeed.(2014) Failing fatherhood: A study of childless men in rural Andhra Pradesh. Sociological Bulletin, 63(1), pp 21-40
61. Patel,R., and Unisa, S., (2014).Construction of national standards of growth curves of height and weight for children using cross-sectional data. Indian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 58 (2), DOI:10.4103/0019-557X.132281
62. Gogoi M., Sayeed Unisa and Prusty R.K.(2014) Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services and Reproductive Health Complications in Assam, India. Journal of Public Health. (DOI 10.1007/s10389-014-0614-y)
63. Rajesh Kumar Rai and Sayeed Unisa, Dynamics of Contraceptive use in India: Apprehension versus future intention among non-users and traditional method users, Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Vol 4, 65-72
64. Borkotoky K., and Unisa,Sayeed (2013). Educational Progress in India in the Context of Out-of-School Children. International Research Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 2(5), 6-14, May (2013).
65. Prusty R.K., Unisa Sayeed. (2013). Reproductive Tract Infections and Treatment seeking behavior among married adolescent women 15-19 years in India. International Journal of MCH and AIDS. 2(1), pp 1-8. ISSN 2161-8674
66. Kaur, J., and Unisa, Sayeed. (2013).Factors affecting vaginal discharge among tribal women in India, Asian Academic Research Journal of Social Science & Humanities,1(14), pp 12-25
67. Agrawal, S., Unisa, Sayeed and Agrawal,P. (2013). Women's Childhood Experience: A Perspective from Rural Haryana, India, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Vol.23, No.4, pp. 437-461
68. Agrawal, S., and Unisa, Sayeed (2013). Pregnancies, Abortion and Women’s Health in Rural Haryana, India. Journal of Community Medicine and Health Education, Vol 3, issue 3 doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000207
69. Unisa, Sayeed, Pujari, S. and Ganguly,S.(2012). Child Adoption Patterns among Childless Couples, The Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol 73(1), pp21-44.
70. Agrawal, S., Unisa, Sayeed and Agrawal, P.(2012) . Psychological Problems after Abortion: Findings from Rural Haryana, India, Journal of Family Welfare, Vol 58(2), pp 1-8.
71. Agrawal, P., Agrawal, S., and Unisa, Sayeed. (2012). Spatial, socio-economic and demographic variation of childlessness in India: A special reference to reproductive health and marital breakdown, Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 1, issue 6.pp1-15
72. Unisa, Sayeed, Jagannath,P., Dhir, V., Khandelwal,C., Sarangi, L., and Roy, T.K.(2011). Population-based study to estimate prevalence and determine risk factors of gallbladder diseases in the rural Gangetic Basin of North India, HPB(13) International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association ,pp117-125.
73. Gulati, B.K., Unisa, Sayeed, Pandey, A., Sahu,D., Ganguly,S. (2011) Correlates of Occurrence of Obstetric Fistula among Women in Selected States of India: An Analysis of DLHS1-3 , Facts Views & Vision in ObGyn:3(2), pp 121-128.
74. Unisa, Sayeed, Chattopadhyay, A. Ganguly,S. and Roy,T.K. (2011). Causes of Anaemia Among Reproductive Age Women: An Intervention Study in the Eastern Region of India. Population Review, Vol. 50(2), pp. 109-121.
75. Reshmi R. S and Unisa, Sayeed .(2011). Working and Living Conditions of Female Domestic Workers from Kerala in Gulf Countries. Etawah Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.1(1), pp. ISSN- 2277-3487.
76. Unisa, Sayeed .(2010). Infertility and treatment seeking in India: findings from District Level Household Survey, Facts Views & Vision in ObGyn: Issues on Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Health (Monograph), European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium, pp 59-65.
77. Ganguly, Sujata, Unisa, Sayeed.(2010). Trends of infertility and childlessness in India: Findings from NFHS data. Facts, View and Vision in OBGYn. Volume 2, pp 131-138.
78. Unisa, Sayeed, Bhagat, R.B., Roy,T.K., and Upadhaya, R.B.(2008). Demographic transition or demographic trepidation: the case of Parsi in India. Economical and Political Weekly, Vol. 43(1). pp 61-65
79. Ganguli, Sujata and Unisa, Sayeed .(2008). Unintended Pregnancies and its Association with Child Health in India: Evidence from NFHS-3. Journal of Population, Vol.14( 2). pp 157-180.
80. Unisa, Sayeed, Pujari,S, and Usha,R (2007) Sex selective abortion in Haryana: Evidence from pregnancy history and antenatal care. Economical and Political Weekly, Vol. 42(1). pp. 60-66
81. Unisa, Sayeed and Reshmi, R.S (2007) Missing girls, many approaches to an understanding. Book Review of Sex-Selective Abortion in India –Gender, Society, and New Reproductive Technologies by Tulsi Patel; Sage Publication, New Delhi, eSocialSciences, Mumbai, India
82. http://www.esocialsciences.com/articles/display/Articles.asp?Article _ID=1263
83. Bhagat, R. B and Unisa, Sayeed .(2006). Ageing and dependency in India: A new measurement. Asian Population Studies Vol.2 (2). pp 201-204
84. Unisa, Sayeed, Reshmi,R.S., Singh,R.M. and Rao, G.R .(2006). An investigation into low coverage of Immunization in Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Journal of Family Welfare Vol. 52(1). pp. 62-74
85. Reshmi,R.S and Unisa, Sayeed .(2006). Reproductive morbidity among currently married women in South India- evidence from NFHS II. Journal of Family Welfare Vol. 52( 2) pp. 40-58
86. Agarwal, Sutapa, Unisa, Sayeed and Agarwal, Praveen .(2005). Health care and health among tribal women in Jharkhand: a situational analysis. Studies of Tribes and Tribals Vol. 3(1). pp.37-46
87. Unisa, Sayeed and Dutta, Nitin. (2004). Life across marital fringe in India: Does headship matter? Demography India Vol. 33(2). pp. 193-204
88. Unisa, Sayeed .(2001). Sequence of fertility treatment among childless couples in Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Asia –Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 16(2). pp 161-176
89. Unisa, Sayeed .(2000). Education and Son Preference in India: a study based on NFHS data. South Asian Anthropologist Vol. 21(1). pp. 23-35
90. Unisa, Sayeed and Bhagat, R.B. (2000). Social dimension of Fertility in India: Insights from a regional study. International Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 15(1-2). pp.84-94
91. Unisa, Sayeed .(1999). Childlessness in Andhra Pradesh, India: treatment-seeking and consequences. Reproductive Health Matters Vol. 7(13). pp. 54- 64
92. Unisa, Sayeed .(1995). Demographic Profile of Girl Children. Special Issue of Social Change on Girl Child in India Vol. 20(2-3). pp.30 – 37
93. Unisa, Sayeed and Bhagat, R.B. (1992). Child Marriage in India: Is Ameena an Exception? Social Action Vol. 42. pp.86-88
94. Bhagat, R.B and Unisa, Sayeed .(1991). Religion, caste/tribe and marriage age of female in India: a study based on recent census data. The Journal of Family Welfare Vol.37(1). pp.17-22.
95. Unisa, Sayeed, Somayajulu, U.V., Das,N.C., Kumar, Anil and Ramachandran, R. (1990).Profile of visitors to places of worship. Social Action Vol. 40.pp 57- 70
C. Articles in Edited Books and Working Papers
96. Unisa, Sayeed, Chhattopadhyay, A Fulpagare P. and Sinha A. (2016). Food security and nutritional status of children in Maharashtra, Working Paper 12, IIPS, Mumbai.
97. Pujari, S., Unisa, Sayeed.(2016). Knowledge and awareness of men about infertility and their involvement in fertility treatment: Rural men's voices from Andhra Pradesh, in Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Global South and North: Issues challenges and the future, Edited by Rozee G.V. and Sayeed Unisa(eds), Routledge, London, pp 65-77.
98. Reshmi,R.S., and Unisa, Sayeed.(2013). Economic Impact of Migration on the Family: The case of International Female Labour Migration, in India Migration Report 2013, Social Cost of Migration, Irudaya Rajan(ed), Routledge, New Delhi, pp: 105-122.
99. Ganguly,S., and Unisa,Sayeed (2013). Husbands’ Out Migration and Familial Support at Origin: An Insight on Left-Behind Wives, in India Migration Report 2013, Social Cost of Migration, Irudaya Rajan(ed), Routledge, New Delhi, pp: 123-138.
100. Ganguly, S., and Unisa, Sayeed .(2013). Unwanted Pregnancy: A Comparative Study of Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh, in Population, Health and Development: Perspectives on Uttarakahand, T.V.Sekher, Abhishek Singh and Sulbha Parasuraman(eds), pp197-214, Academic Foundation and International Institute for Population Sciences, New Delhi
101. Kumar,A., and Unisa,Sayeed (2012). Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: A Comparison of EAG and non-EAG states, in Population and, Reproductive & Child Health, Alok Ranjan and Ravendra Singh (eds), pp 129-144, MLC Foundation, Shyam Institute
102. Unisa, Sayeed, Roy, T.K., Ganguli, Sujata and Anaemia Study Group .(2010). A multi-method assessment of anaemia and response to iron supplementation among women in West Bengal, India. In K.S.James, Arvind Pandey, Dhananjay W.Bansod. Lekha Subaiya(Eds.) Population, Gender and Health in India: Methods, Processes and Policies, Academic Foundation, and Institute for Social and Economic Change, New Delhi. pp 475-492
103. Rai, Rajesh Kumar and Unisa, Sayeed. (2010). Living arrangement and health status of widows in India. In K.S.James, Arvind Pandey, Dhananjay W.Bansod. Lekha Subaiya(Eds.) Population, Gender and Health in India: Methods, Processes and Policies, Academic Foundation, and Institute for Social and Economic Change, New Delhi. pp 229-246.
104. Agrawal, Sutapa and Unisa, Sayeed .(2010). Active and passive elimination of girl child: findings from rural Haryana. In T.V.Sekher and Neelaambar Hatti (eds.) Unwanted Daughters: Gender Discrimination in Modern India, Rawat Publications, Jaipur. pp 222-243
105. Reshmi, R.S and Unisa, Sayeed .(2009). Work status and job satisfaction among female migrants from Kerala working in Mumbai. In K.K.Singh, R.C.Yadava and Arvind Pandey (Eds.) Population, Poverty and Health: Analytical Approaches, Hindustan Publishing Corporation (India), New Delhi. pp 169-182
106. Malik, Bhawan, and Unisa, Sayeed .(2008). Pattern of morbidity among women in India. In A. Ranjan (Ed.) Population and Health, India, Shyam Institute, Bhopal
107. Agarwal, Sutapa and Unisa, Sayeed (2007) Discrimination from Conception to Childhood: a study of girl children in rural Haryana. In I. Attane and C.Z.Guilmoto(Eds.) Watering the Neigbhour’s Garden: The Growing Demographic Female Deficit in Asia, CIRCRED, Paris. pp.247-266
108. Unisa, Sayeed, Shekar, C and Roy, T.K. (2004). Husband-wife agreement on fertility goals: A study of three selected districts from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. In T.K.Roy, M.Guruswamy and P.Arokiasmy(eds.), Population, Health and Development: Changing Perspective, International Institute for Population Sciences and Rawat Publisher, Jaipur. pp 157-176.
2021-2022 Tele-Swabhimaan in Telangana, PIs Sayeed Unisa, Laxmikant Dwivedi, Sarang Padgaonkar, Preeti Dhillon, R.S Reshmi, funded by UNICEF
2021 onwards – The Longitudinal Study of Maternal and Infant Nutrition in Maharashtra (LoSMINIM), PIs Sayeed Unisa, Laxmikant Dwivedi, Dilip TR, Sarang Padgaonkar, Preeti Dhillon, R.S Reshmi, Anjani Mishra, Funded by IIPS
2018-2021 Geospatial Mapping of Villages and Ward Level in Uttar Pradesh, PIs Laxmikant Dwivedi, Anjani Misha, Sayeed Unisa, funded by IIPS
2017-2018 Triple burden of Malnutrition in India, PIs Chandan Mitra, Sayeed Unisa, R.S. Reshmi, supported by India Development Fund (IDF), The University of Sydney, Australia
2017-2018 Evaluation of Jio Parsi Scheme, PIs Sayeed Unisa, R.B.Bhagat, funded by Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
2016-2022 Impact Evaluation of Swabhimaan (Baseline, Midline and End line Survey) -Integrated Multi-sector Strategy to improve girls and women’s nutrition via Village organization and cluster federation actions in Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Odisha, PIs Sayeed Unisa, Laxmikant Dwivedi, Sarang Padgaonkar, Preeti Dhillon, R.S Reshmi, Funded by UNICEF
2014-2016 Follow-up of Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in Maharashtra, PIs: Sayeed Unisa and Prakash Fulpagare, UNICEF through resources of CNSM project
2012-2015 Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in Gujarat (CNSG), PIs: F.Ram, Sayeed Unisa, Aparajita Chattopadhyay, Sarang Padgoanker, and Prakash Fulpagare, funded by DWCD, Government of Gujarat
2011-2013 Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in Gujarat Maharashtra (CNSM), funded by UNICEF, PIs: F.Ram, Sayeed Unisa, Aparajita Chattopadhyay and Prakash Fulpagare
2011-2014 Enhancing Capacity to Apply Research Evidence in Policy Making, Evidence-Based Decision Making, PIs F.Ram, Sayeed Unisa, Aparajita Chattopadhyay (Consortium members, CORT, IIPS, NIHFW, Government of Gujarat) ), Funded by Wellcome Trust & Alliance for Health Policy and System Research
2011-2013 Assessment of Services for Prevention and Management of Infertility in Primary Health Care System in India, Co-PI, (Conducted at National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), Mumbai), funded by UNFPA
2010 -2012 Exploring Contextual, Family and Neighbourhood Effects on Morbidity, Nutrition and Growth Pattern of Children in Thane District, PIs: L.L.Singh and Sayeed Unisa, Funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2006-2010 District Level Household and Facility Survey 2007-2008, Coordinators: F.Ram., L.L.Singh, B.Paswan, Sayeed Unisa, Rajiva Prasad, T.V.Sekher, Chander Shekhar, Funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2006-2009 Follow-Up Survey of Childless Women in Andhra Pradesh, PI: Sayeed Unisa, Funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2006-2009 Food Security and Health Status of Tribal and non-tribal Population in Maharashtra (Amravati District), PIs: R.B.Bhagat, Sayeed Unisa, D.Nagdev, Prakash H. Fulpagare, Funded by IIPS
2004-2007 Causes of Anaemia among women in the Eastern Region: A Study of West Bengal, PIs: Sayeed Unisa, A. Chattopadhyay and T.K.Roy, Funded by IIPS
2002-2005 An Epidemiological Study of Gallbladder Diseases in North India, Sayeed Unisa, Chander Shekhar, T.K.Roy, P.Jagannath, Vinay Dhir, Funded by IIPS and Sir Ratan Tata
2002-2005 A Study of Declining Trend in Enrolment of Children in Grade I & II in the Districts of Maharashtra, PIs: G.Rama Rao, Sayeed Unisa, A.P.Deshpandey, D.Nagdev, S.K.Mohanthy Funded by World Bank through Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad, Mumbai
2002-2004 An Investigation into Low Coverage of Immunization in Rajasthan and Jharkhand, G.Rama Rao and Sayeed Unisa, Funded by IIPS
2001-2003 Evidence of Sex-Selective Abortion from two Cultural Settings in India, Sayeed Unisa, C.P.Prakasam, R.K.Sinha, R.B.Bhagat, Funded by IIPS, Mumbai
1996-2002 Social Psychological Consequences of Childlessness in Andhra Pradesh, India, PI: Sayeed Unisa, Funded by Ford Foundation
1995-1996 Nirodh Use and Wastage in Three States of India: Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, PIs: A.Pandey, R.K.Verma,F.Ram, P.Nagia, Sayeed Unisa, S.K.Singh, Funded by IIPS
1995-1996 State-of-the-art of Teaching of Demographic Courses in Various Institutions/Universities, Sayeed Unisa, IIPS
1993-1994 A Study of Childlessness and Infertility from Children Ever Born Data, Sayeed Unisa, K. B. Pathak, Funded by IIPS
Courses Taught
Subject Taught at the Master/ M. Phil and Pre Ph.D. level:
Statistical Methods for Population Studies, Bio-statistics, Gender Issues, Reproductive Health, Research Methodology, Population Projection, Fertility and Mortality
Curriculum Development:
Reproductive Health, Gender Issues, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Advanced Research Methodology, Short-term course for NORDIC countries on Gender and Reproductive Health, Multivariate Analysis, Sampling, SPSS Basics to Advanced
Course Material Prepared for MPS Correspondence:
Statistics Methods for Population Studies, Reproductive Health, Gender Issues, Biostatistics
Syllabus Modification:
During the tenure as coordinator of M.P.S./M.Phil. modified and updated the syllabus and printed it.
Information Bulletin was developed during the tenure as Coordinator of M.P.S./M.Phil.
Manuals Prepared for teaching and training
Enhancing Capacity to Apply Research Evidence in Policy Making: Module for M.Phil /Pre-Ph.D. Course
Course Material for "Training on Use of Data for District Level Planning, Contributed one chapter.
Experience of Guidance:
Post-doctoral- 3 students completed research on Micro-realities of surrogacy in India, Soil degradation and Anemia, and Child Nutrition.
Ph.D. – 20 scholars awarded Ph. Ds on the topics of Child Nutrition and Health, Maternal Care, Infertility, Divorce, Migration, Sex ratio, Abortion, and Chronic diseases.
