Measuring Poverty in Eastern India through Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI): Tool to Focus Where to Invest in Public Health

• Main Authors: Suman Kanungo (Author), Debendra Nath Guha Mazumder (Author), Shyamashree Mukherjee (Author), Kunal Kanti Majumdar (Author), Pritam Roy (Author), Sakhi Roy (Author), Shanta Dutta (Author), Debalina Roychowdhuri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The measurement of deprivations in the population provides valuable information for the analysis of inequality and poverty, based on which economic and public health policies and interventions are planned or implemented. This study intends to assess demographic, socioeconomic, water-sani...