Cash transfers, maternal depression and emotional well-being: Quasi-experimental evidence from India’s Janani Suraksha Yojana programme
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- 作者：Timothy Powell-Jacksona ; Timothy.Powell-Jackson@lshtm.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Shreya K. Pereiraa ; Varun Duttb ; Sarah Toughera ; Kaveri Haldarb ; Paresh Kumarb
- 关键词：India ; Cash transfers ; Maternal depression ; Quasi-experimental ; Janani Suraksha Yojana
- 刊名：Social Science & Medicine
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：August 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：162
- 期：Complete
- 页码：210-218
- 全文大小：672 K
文摘
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We examine the effect of cash transfers on maternal depression in India.
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Our study design exploits administrative problems in a national-scale programme.
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Receipt of the cash was associated with an 8.5% reduction in maternal depression.
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Women who received the cash were 68% less likely to be in delivery care-related debt.