The impact of India's accredited social health activist (ASHA) program on the utilization of maternity services: a nationally representative longitudinal modelling study

• Main Authors: Smisha Agarwal (Author), Sian L. Curtis (Author), Gustavo Angeles (Author), Ilene S. Speizer (Author), Kavita Singh (Author), James C. Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2006, the Government of India launched the accredited social health activist (ASHA) program, with the goal to connect marginalized communities to the health care system. We assessed the effect of the ASHA program on the utilization of maternity services. Methods We used data f...