The impact of accredited social health activists in India on uptake of modern contraception: A nationally representative multilevel modelling study

• Main Authors: Catherine Moughalian (Author), Josué Almansa (Author), Tobias Vogt (Author), Regien Biesma (Author), Susanne Täuber (Author), Arathi Rao (Author), Ashish Srivastava (Author), Jelle Stekelenburg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACTThe government of India introduced the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) programme in 2006 to connect marginalised communities to the health system. ASHAs are mandated to increase the uptake of modern contraception through the doorstep provision of services. There is currently no evid...