Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India

In Bihar, India, coverage of essential nutrition interventions is low, but little is known about the factors associated with service delivery by FLW and utilization of services by HH. Data: A cross‐sectional survey of 790 FLWs and 6002 HH from 400 villages in 1 district in Bihar. Analysis: Multivari...

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Main Authors: Avula, Rasmi, Kosec, Katrina, Holtemeyer, Brian, Tyagi, Parul, Hausladen, Stephanie, Menon, Purnima
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151399
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author Avula, Rasmi
Kosec, Katrina
Holtemeyer, Brian
Tyagi, Parul
Hausladen, Stephanie
Menon, Purnima
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Hausladen, Stephanie
Holtemeyer, Brian
Kosec, Katrina
Menon, Purnima
Tyagi, Parul
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Kosec, Katrina
Holtemeyer, Brian
Tyagi, Parul
Hausladen, Stephanie
Menon, Purnima
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description In Bihar, India, coverage of essential nutrition interventions is low, but little is known about the factors associated with service delivery by FLW and utilization of services by HH. Data: A cross‐sectional survey of 790 FLWs and 6002 HH from 400 villages in 1 district in Bihar. Analysis: Multivariate regression analysis to examine supply‐ and demand‐side determinants of whether HH receive immunization, food supplements (FS), pregnancy care information (PCI) or nutrition information (NI). Supply side determinants varied by outcome: incentives for FLW were marginally positively associated (p<0.1) with immunization; FLW living outside their service areas was negatively associated with FS to HH (p<0.1); FLW education (p<0.05), use of pregnancy registers (p<0.05) and incentives (p<0.05) were positively associated with PCI. Demand side determinants varied by outcome: having a more educated HH head was associated with greater immunization; lower SES HH were more likely to get FS (p<0.05), but higher SES HH (p<0.05) and HH who had visited nutrition centers (p<0.05) were more likely to get NI. Conclusion: FLW education, proximity to area of service, and incentives affect service delivery outcomes, but HH factors are also important. Recruiting more educated candidates as FLW, investing in incentives, and enhancing HH contacts with nutrition centers through demand creation could improve service delivery outcomes.Grant Funding Source: Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through POSHAN led by IFPRI
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spelling CGSpace1513992024-10-25T07:55:23Z Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India Avula, Rasmi Kosec, Katrina Holtemeyer, Brian Tyagi, Parul Hausladen, Stephanie Menon, Purnima education health households nutrition socioeconomic organization In Bihar, India, coverage of essential nutrition interventions is low, but little is known about the factors associated with service delivery by FLW and utilization of services by HH. Data: A cross‐sectional survey of 790 FLWs and 6002 HH from 400 villages in 1 district in Bihar. Analysis: Multivariate regression analysis to examine supply‐ and demand‐side determinants of whether HH receive immunization, food supplements (FS), pregnancy care information (PCI) or nutrition information (NI). Supply side determinants varied by outcome: incentives for FLW were marginally positively associated (p<0.1) with immunization; FLW living outside their service areas was negatively associated with FS to HH (p<0.1); FLW education (p<0.05), use of pregnancy registers (p<0.05) and incentives (p<0.05) were positively associated with PCI. Demand side determinants varied by outcome: having a more educated HH head was associated with greater immunization; lower SES HH were more likely to get FS (p<0.05), but higher SES HH (p<0.05) and HH who had visited nutrition centers (p<0.05) were more likely to get NI. Conclusion: FLW education, proximity to area of service, and incentives affect service delivery outcomes, but HH factors are also important. Recruiting more educated candidates as FLW, investing in incentives, and enhancing HH contacts with nutrition centers through demand creation could improve service delivery outcomes.Grant Funding Source: Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through POSHAN led by IFPRI 2014 2024-08-01T02:57:05Z 2024-08-01T02:57:05Z Abstract https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151399 en Limited Access Wiley Avula, Rasmi; Kosec, Katrina; Holtemeyer, Brian; Tyagi, Parul; Hausladen, Stephanie; and Menon, Purnima. 2014. Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India. FASEB Journal 28(1 Supplement): 624.5. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.624.5
spellingShingle education
health
households
nutrition
socioeconomic organization
Avula, Rasmi
Kosec, Katrina
Holtemeyer, Brian
Tyagi, Parul
Hausladen, Stephanie
Menon, Purnima
Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India
title Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India
title_full Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India
title_fullStr Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India
title_full_unstemmed Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India
title_short Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India
title_sort education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in bihar india
topic education
health
households
nutrition
socioeconomic organization
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151399
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