Inequalities in institutional delivery uptake and maternal mortality reduction in the context of cash incentive program, Janani Suraksha Yojana: Results from nine states in India

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-6

  Randive, Bharat ^a,b   San Sebastian, Miguel ^b   De Costa, Ayesha ^c   Lindholm, Lars ^b  

^a Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical college   (India)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conditional cash transfer; Decomposition analysis; India; Inequality; Institutional delivery; Janani Suraksha Yojana; Maternal health; Maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MATERNAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; CASH INCENTIVE PROGRAM; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INDIA; INSTITUTIONAL DELIVERY; MALE LITERACY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; REIMBURSEMENT; RELATIVE INDEX OF INEQUALITY; RISK REDUCTION; SLOPE INDEX OF INEQUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CLASS; UTILIZATION;

INDIA;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84908612524     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.042     Document Type: Article

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