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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
Randive, Bharat; San Sebastian, Miguel; De Costa, Ayesha; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 123 (2014) C, pp. 1-6
Proportion of women giving birth in health institutions has increased sharply in India since the introduction of cash …
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Can Conditional Cash Transfers Impact Institutional Deliveries? Evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana in India
Dongre, Ambrish A. - 2013
impact of one of the largest CCTs in the world, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in India, on institutional deliveries. Maternal … mortality is high in India and JSY aims to reduce it by encouraging institutional deliveries through provision of monetary …
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Can conditional cash transfers impact institutional deliveries? : evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana in India
Dongrea, Ambrish - 2012
impact of one of the largest CCTs in the world, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in India, on institutional deliveries. Maternal … mortality is high in India and JSY aims to reduce it by encouraging institutional deliveries through provision of monetary … ; maternal mortality ; institutional delivery ; conditional cash transfer ; India ; National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) …
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Improving access to birth attention of marginalized populations in Peru
Seinfeld, Janice - Departamento Académico de Economía, Universidad del … - 2010
"In the last 15 years, maternal mortality rates have been significantly reduced in Peru. In 1996, this rate was as high as 31.6 per 100,000 women while in 2009 it was reduced to 8.5 per 100,000 women. These improvements, although significant, were neither enough —Peru is still well behind...
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Gimme shelter : social distancing and income support in times of pandemic
Aminjonov, Ulugbek; Bargain, Olivier; Bernard, Tanguy - 2021
Strict containment limits the spread of pandemics but is difficult to achieve when people must continue to work to avoid poverty. A new role is emerging for income support: by enabling people to effectively stay home, it can produce substantial health externalities. We examine this issue using...
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Re-thinking social protection : from poverty alleviation to building resilience in middle-income households
Cossío, Diego Alejandro Vera; Hoffmann, Bridget; … - 2023
We exploit an expansion in social protection to middle-income households to provide evidence on how middle-income households cope with economic shocks and how to build their resilience. We use a regression discontinuity design around the eligibility cutoff for a program that delivered monthly...
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Why there is underutilization of four and more antenatal care services despite the colossal rise in institutional deliveries in Bihar, India
Prasad, Ravi Durga; Arora, Somya; Salve, Pradeep S.; … - In: Journal of social and economic development 24 (2022) 2, pp. 355-378
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Maternal cash for better child health? The impacts of India's IGMSY/PMMVY maternity benefit scheme
von Haaren, Paula; Klonner, Stefan - 2020
infant health-promoting activities, is India's largest conditional cash transfer program thus far. We approach IGMSY …, but that it will make only a small contribution to redressing India's dismal child-health record. …
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Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India
Vangani, Ruchi; Saxena, Deepak; Gerber, Nikolaus; … - 2016
The ever-growing population of India, along with the increasing competition for water for productive uses in different …
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Health and the political agency of women
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma - 2011
We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal …
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