Open AccessHave community health workers increased the delivery of maternal and child healthcare in India?
Author(s) -
Abram L. Wagner,
Julia M. Porth,
Deepti Bettampadi,
Matthew L. Boulton
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdx087
Subject(s) - asha , medicine , health care , environmental health , community health workers , national rural health mission , accreditation , family medicine , nursing , health services , economic growth , population , medical education , linguistics , philosophy , economics
Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are community health workers in rural India. This study estimates the proportion of villages with an ASHA and examines the impact of increased ASHA placement on changes in healthcare.
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