Table 1 |
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| Age when widowed, household and living arrangements, and land ownership | ||||
| Pseudonym | Age when widowed | Head of household | Living arrangements | Landholdings |
| Geeta | 27 | No | Lives with parents | Not in possession of her husband’s land |
| Elsamma | 27 | Yes | Lives alone | 1 acre divided into 8 equal shares for her children and herself (from husband) |
| Amina | 37 | Yes | Lives with sons | 19 cents of land divided for children and herself, 5 cents in her name (from husband) |
| Jamila | 63 | Yes | Lives with eldest son | 7 cents of land in her name (from husband) |
| Lata | 35 | Yes | Lives with children in tribal colony | Colony has 10 cents of land (from Panchayat) |
| Priya | 30 | Yes | Lives with son | 73 cents of land in her name (from husband) |
| Usha | 31 | Yes | Lives with daughters | 35 cents (5 cents from husband, 30 cents from father) |
| Sumathi | 57 | Yes | Lives with daughters | - |
| Leela | 21 | Yes | Lives with parents | 4 cents of land (from Panchayat) |
| Shantha | 46 | Yes | Lives with eldest daughter | |
Source: Qualitative survey.
Mohindra et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2012 12:28 doi:10.1186/1472-698X-12-28
