This study examines the demand and supply side factors that influence the uptake of Take Home Rations provided under the ICDS program, in Tamil Nadu. … Read More
Health Systems and Quality of Life
COVID-19 and its Impact on Mental Health Services
This project examines the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare services for mentally ill populations, from the perspective of a service provider. … Read More
Father Involvement in Early Childhood Care: Insights From an Intervention Among Parents in Rural India
Sapna Nair, Shivani Chandramohan, Nandhini Sundaravathanam, Arvind Balaji Rajasekaran, Rathish Sekhar
This paper discusses insights from the design and implementation of a study that tested the impact of techno-social innovations in improving the involvement of fathers in child-care on child development outcomes.
Door to Door Marketing of Chlorine Tablets
An investigation to study the influence of purchasing out of pressure, rather than genuine demand for the product alone, on product usage. … Read More
Evaluating the Impact of Health Services on Recipients of Livelihoods Support
This study investigates the impact the combination of a livelihood program with a health program on the ability of low-income households to escape health-income poverty traps. … Read More
Gender Differences in Seeking Health Care: Evidence From India
This study examines gender differentials in seeking medical care, in light of the healthcare costs faced by household. … Read More
Microloans, Bednets and Malaria: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Odisha
This study evaluates the uptake of a health-protecting technology, insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs), through micro-consumer loans, as compared to free distribution and control conditions.
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Chronic Sleep Deprivation Among the Poor: A Lab-and-Field Approach in India
This study examines the impact of sleep deprivation on cognitive function, decision-making and economic outcomes. … Read More
India Child Well-being Report
Sarojitha Arokiaraj, Sapna Nair, Vigneshraja Kadirvell, Bestin Samuel
This report aims to measure child well-being as a state of being that facilitates i) Healthy Individual Development, ii) Positive Relationships and iii) Protective Contexts. The indices and the scores on child well-being have been computed using a rigorous methodology … Read More
Nurse and Physician Reflections on the Application of a Quality Standards Training Program to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Shannon Maloney, Mohammad Siahpush, Danae Dinkel, Paraskevi A Farazi, Jithin Jose, Rohini Dutta
Low and middle income countries are characterised by high rates of maternal mortality, in spite of a rise in facility-supported births. This warrants a need to assess the quality of maternal care. The current study evaluated provider perspectives on teaching … Read More