Health layering of self-help groups: impacts on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in Bihar, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-help group (SHG) interventions have been widely studied in low and middle income countries. However, there is little data on specific impacts of health layering, or adding health education modules upon existing SHGs which were formed primarily for economic empowerment. We examined three SHG interventions from 2012-2017 in Bihar, India to test the hypothesis that health-layering of SHGs would lead to improved health-related behaviours of women in SHGs.

Methods

A model for health layering of SHGs - Parivartan - was developed by the non-governmental organisation (NGO), Project Concern International, in 64 blocks of eight districts. Layering included health modules, community events and review mechanisms. The health layering model was adapted for use with

SUBMITTER: Mehta KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7759023 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature