Health improvement for disadvantaged people in Nepal - an evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An evaluation of progress with participatory approaches for improvement of health knowledge and health experiences of disadvantaged people in eight Districts of Eastern Nepal has been undertaken.

Methods

A random selection of Village Development Committees and households, within the eight Districts where participation and a Rights-based Approach had been promoted specifically by local NGOs were compared with similar villages and households in eight Districts where this approach had not been promoted. Information was sought by structured interview and observation by experienced enumerators from both groups of householders. Health knowledge and experiences were compared between the two sets of households. Adjustments were made for demographic confounders.

Results

SUBMITTER: Rana RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3489826 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature