More than credit: Exploring associations between microcredit programs and maternal and reproductive health service utilization in India

Dehingia, Nabamallika; Singh, Abhishek; Raj, Anita; McDougal, Lotus

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100467

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“…The DAG pathways in Fig 1 were created based on existing research, as well as authors’ topical and theoretical expertise [ 69 – 71 ]. Reviewed research covered all assessed variables, including parity [ 40 , 72 ], son preference [ 34 , 72 ], age [ 11 , 31 , 40 ], urban/rural residence [ 12 , 73 ], education [ 12 , 37 , 72 , 74 ], SC/ST or OBC status [ 40 , 72 , 75 ], household wealth [ 31 , 72 , 76 ], household composition [ 77 ], age at first marriage [ 32 , 33 , 67 , 74 , 78 , 79 ], spousal education gap [ 12 , 80 ], freedom of movement [ 72 , 78 ], and decision-making [ 78 , 81 ].…”

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Planning for work: Exploring the relationship between contraceptive use and women’s sector-specific employment in India

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While the health-related benefits of contraceptive use for women are well documented, potential social benefits, including enabling women’s employment, have not been well researched. We examine the relationship between contraceptive use and women’s employment in India, a country where both factors have remained relatively static over the past ten years. We use data from India’s 2015–16 National Family Health Survey to test the association between current contraceptive use (none, sterilization, IUD, condom, pill, rhythm method or withdrawal) and current employment status (none, professional, clerical or sales, agricultural, services or production) with multivariable, multinomial regression; variable selection was guided by a directed acyclic graph. More than three-quarters of women in this sample were currently using contraception; sterilization was most common. Women who were sterilized or chose traditional contraception, relative to those not using contraception, were more likely to be employed in the agricultural and production sectors, versus not being employed (sterilization adjusted relative risk ratio [aRRR] = 1.5, p<0.001 for both agricultural and production sectors; rhythm aRRR = 1.5, p = 0.01 for agriculture; withdrawal aRRR = 1.5, p = 0.02 for production). In contrast, women with IUDs, compared to those who not using contraception, were more likely to be employed in the professional sector versus not being employed (aRRR = 1.9, p = 0.01). The associations between current contraceptive use and employment were heterogeneous across methods and sectors, though in no case was contraceptive use significantly associated with lower relative probabilities of employment. Policies designed to support women’s access to contraception should consider the sector-specific employment of the populations they target.

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“…Preference for better food, healthcare, and treatment facilities can cause the health condition and morbidity of children [ 6 , 7 , 14 – 16 ]. The membership status of mothers in microcredit organizations has a positive effect on the health condition as well as morbidity of their children [ 17 , 18 ].…”

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Prevalence and determinants of fever, ARI and diarrhea among children aged 6–59 months in Bangladesh

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2022

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Background Although efforts have been made by the international community to improve childhood health, risk factors linked with the healthiness of preschool-age children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are very diverse. Therefore, this paper examines the prevalence and determinants of fever, acute respiratory infection and diarrhea of preschool children in Bangladesh. Methods A sample of 8,421 children from the latest country representative BDHS-2017–18 survey was analyzed by utilizing both the bivariate and multivariate techniques. Results The results revealed that about 4.7, 33.1, and 35.8% of the children aged under 5 years had suffered from diarrhea, fever and ARI respectively during the 2 weeks preceding the date of the survey. Demographic, socio-economic, and community and health characteristics likely to play an important role in suffering under-five children from diarrhea, fever, and ARI in Bangladesh. The child’s age of 13–24 months, delivery by cesarean section, unsafe drinking water, unhygienic toilet facility, low level of family wealth index and parental education, a higher number of living children in the household, rural residency and regional difference were all found to be most crucial determinants of the occurrences of fever, ARI and diarrhea. Conclusion Interventions should focus on improving these significant demographic, socioeconomic, and community and health risk factors. A special attention is necessary to the people who live in rural areas and geospatially disadvantaged regions.

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“…The most studied country in this review was India (n=10). Eight studies sampled households,37 41 47 49 59 67 72 8 studies sampled currently pregnant women44 53–55 58 61 63 64 and 23 studies sampled women with previous pregnancy experience 38–40 42 44–48 50 51 57 59 62 64–66 68–71. Of those 23 studies, 4 studies were limited to married women 42 45 46 52.…”

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“…Sixteen studies evaluated an intervention in Asia, [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] 13 studies in Africa, [53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] 7 in South America 66-72 and 1 study evaluated interventions in multiple countries in South America and Asia. 73 The most studied country in this review was India (n=10).…”

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Effects of women’s economic empowerment interventions on antenatal care outcomes: a systematic review

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ObjectivesEarly and adequate antenatal care (ANC) has been shown to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality globally. Increasing evidence suggests that women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is a critical factor that may influence uptake of ANC during pregnancy. However, existing literature lacks a comprehensive synthesis of studies on WEE interventions and their effects on ANC outcomes. This systematic review analyses WEE interventions at the household, community and national levels and their effects on ANC outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries, where the majority of maternal deaths occur.MethodsSix electronic databases were systematically searched as well as 19 websites of relevant organisations. Studies published in English and after 2010 were included.ResultsFollowing abstract and full-text review, 37 studies were included in this review. Seven studies used an experimental study design, 26 studies used a quasi-experimental study design, 1 study used an observational design and 1 study was a systematic review with meta-analysis. Thirty-one included studies evaluated a household-level intervention, and six studies evaluated a community-level intervention. No included studies examined a national-level intervention.ConclusionMost included studies on household-level and community-level interventions found a positive association between the intervention and the number of ANC visits women received. This review emphasises the need for more WEE interventions that empower women at the national level, for the expansion of the definition of WEE to be more inclusive of the multidimensionality of WEE interventions and the social determinants of health, and the standardisation of ANC outcome measurement globally.

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More than credit: Exploring associations between microcredit programs and maternal and reproductive health service utilization in India

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

Planning for work: Exploring the relationship between contraceptive use and women’s sector-specific employment in India

Planning for work: Exploring the relationship between contraceptive use and women’s sector-specific employment in India

Prevalence and determinants of fever, ARI and diarrhea among children aged 6–59 months in Bangladesh

Effects of women’s economic empowerment interventions on antenatal care outcomes: a systematic review

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