Effects of health behaviour change intervention through women's self-help groups on maternal and newborn health practices and related inequalities in rural india: A quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the health system efforts, health disparities exist across sub-populations in India. We assessed the effects of health behaviour change interventions through women's self-help groups (SHGs) on maternal and newborn health (MNH) behaviours and socio-economic inequalities.

Methods

We did a quasi-experimental study of a large-scale SHG program in Uttar Pradesh, India, where 120 geographic blocks received, and 83 blocks did not receive health intervention. Data comes from two cross-sectional surveys with 4,615 recently delivered women in 2015, and 4,250 women in 2017. The intervention included MNH discussions in SHG meetings and community outreach activities. The outcomes included antenatal, natal and postnatal care, contraceptive use, cord care, skin-to-skin c

SUBMITTER: Hazra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6978187 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature