The effect of Self-Help Groups on access to maternal health services: Evidence from rural India

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Saha, Somen ^a,b   Annear, Peter Leslie ^a   Pathak, Swati ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b India   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Barriers; Family planning; India; Institutional delivery; Self help group

Indexed keywords

FAMILY PLANNING; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; VULNERABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT FEEDING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; SELF HELP; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA;

EID: 84878222157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-36     Document Type: Article

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