Does distance matter for institutional delivery in rural India?
Does distance matter for institutional delivery in rural India?
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DOI：
10.1080/00036846.2014.950836
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Murray, Christopher J. L.
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作者：
Kumar, Santosh;Dansereau, Emily A.;Murray, Christopher J. L.
本文估计的因果关系的影响，距离医疗设施在设施内出生在印度农村，考虑到内生的医疗设施的安置。我们发现，居住在远离卫生设施的妇女不太可能在卫生设施分娩。距离最近的卫生设施每增加一公里，设施内分娩的概率就会下降4.4%。政策模拟结果表明，在5公里范围内提供医疗设施将使机构服务增加10%。总的来说，我们的研究结果证实，距离是印度农村地区设施内分娩的一个重要障碍。
This article estimates the causal effect of distance to health facility on in-facility birth in rural India, taking into account the endogenous placement of the health facility. We find that women living farther away from the health facilities are less likely to give birth at a health facility. Each additional kilometre from the nearest health facility is associated with a 4.4% decline in the probability of in-facility birth. Policy simulation results indicate that providing access to a health facility within 5 km would increase institutional delivery by 10%. Overall, our findings confirm that distance is an important barrier to in-facility births in rural India.