Addressing the social determinants of health: A case study from the Mitanin (community health worker) programme in India

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages ii71-ii81

  Nandi, Sulakshana ^a   Schneider, Helen ^b  

^a Chhattisgarh   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CASE study method; Community health worker; India; Mitanin; Nutrition; Primary healthcare (PHC) approach; Qualitative research; Social determinants of health; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALNUTRITION; ORGANIZATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALNUTRITION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 84982112045     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu074     Document Type: Article

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