Unintended effects of Janani Suraksha Yojana on maternal care in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is the largest ever conditional cash transfer programme worldwide. It primarily aimed to reduce the maternal and child mortality by increasing the facility based delivery in India. Besides, the JSY has resulted in reduction of out-of-pocket expenditure for delivery care and increased antenatal care. Though studies have examined the direct outcome of JSY, limited studies have attempted to understand the unintended effects (indirect) of the programme. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of JSY on contraceptive use, initiation of breast feeding and postnatal check-up in India.

Data & methods

Data from the National Family Health Survey 4, 2015-16 was used in the analyses. A total of 148,746 institutional births in five years

SUBMITTER: Sen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7334609 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature