Effect of combining a health program with a microfinance-based self-help group on health behaviors and outcomes

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1510-1518

  Saha, S ^a,b   Kermode, M ^a   Annear, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b India   (India)

Author keywords

Difference in difference; Health behaviours; India; Microfinance; Self help group

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; MICROFINANCE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; NEWBORN; RISK REDUCTION; SANITATION; SELF HELP; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

GUJARAT; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 84946430666     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.07.010     Document Type: Article

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