Aparna Seth|Shweta Tomar|Kultar Singh|Dharmendra Chandurkar|Amit Chakraverty|Arnab Dey|Arup Das|Katherine Hay|Niranjan Saggurti|Sabrina C. Boyce|Anita Raj|Jay G. Silverman
Differential effects of community health worker visits across social and economic groups in Uttar Pradesh, India: a link between social inequities and health disparities
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars|Princeton University|Sambodhi Research and Communications|Sambodhi Research and Communications|Sambodhi Research and Communications|Sambodhi Research and Communications|Sambodhi Research and Communications|India Health Action Trust|Population Council Institute|Center for Health and Gender Equity|University of California, San Diego|Center for Health and Gender Equity|University of California, San Diego|Center for Health and Gender Equity|University of California, San Diego
uttar pradesh accounts largest number neonatal deaths india study explores potential socioeconomic inequities householdlevel contacts community health workers chws whether effects householdlevel contacts receipt health services differ across populations statea multistage sampling design identified live births last 12 months across 25 highestrisk districts n 4912 regression models described relations household demographics caste religion wealth literacy chw contact interactions demographics chw contact predicting health service utilization 4 antenatal care anc visits facility delivery modern contraceptive useno differences found likelihood chw contact based caste religion wealth literacy associations chw contact receipt anc facility delivery significantly affected religion wealth literacy chw contact increased odds 4 anc visits among nonmuslim women increased odds four anc visits facility delivery among lower wealth women increased odds facility delivery greater degree among illiterate vs literate womenchw visits play vital role promoting utilization critical maternal health services however significant social inequities exist associations chw visits service utilization research clarify inequities well training chws address potential biases qualities quantity visits based household socioeconomic characteristics recommended