Are institutional deliveries promoted by Janani Suraksha Yojana in a district of West Bengal, India?
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Apurba Sinhababu; Asit Baran Saren; Dipta Kanti Mukhopadhyay; Tanmay Kanti Panja; Akhil Bandhu Biswas; Nirmalya Sinha
- Source
- Indian Journal of Public Health, Vol 56, Iss 1, Pp 69-72 (2012)
- Subject
- Adult
Economic growth
Research methodology
Population
Developing country
India
Janani Suraksha Yojana
Health Promotion
Antenatal care
Pregnancy
Poverty Areas
Medicine
Childbirth
Humans
Maternal Health Services
Institutional delivery
Socioeconomics
education
Socioeconomic status
education.field_of_study
Motivation
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Prenatal Care
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Delivery, Obstetric
Incentive
Cross-Sectional Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
West bengal
Female
Health Facilities
business
- Language
- English
'Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)' was implemented in India to promote institutional deliveries among the poorer section of the society. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Bankura district among 324 women who delivered in last 12 months selected through 40 cluster technique to find out institutional delivery rate, utilization of JSY during antenatal period and relation between cash benefit under JSY during antenatal period and institutional delivery. Overall institutional delivery rate was 73.1% and utilization of JSY among eligible women was 50.5%. Institutional delivery (84.0%), consumption of 100 iron-folic acid tablets (46.0%) and three or more antenatal check-ups (91.0%) were better in women who received financial assistance from JSY during antenatal period than other women. After adjustment for socio-demographic factors, JSY utilization came out to be significantly (P=0.031) associated with institutional deliveries. The study showed that cash incentive under JSY in antenatal period had positive association on institutional deliveries.