Health impact of self-help groups scaled-up statewide in Bihar, India

Economic and Social Impacts of Self-Help Groups in India

Reducing Vulnerability through Microfinance: Assessing the Impact of Self Help Groups In India

We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability. Using theSHG rural household survey data collected in 2003, we examine the poverty and vulnerability profiles of SHG and non-SHG rural, low-income household members. Our construction of the vulnerability is based on a methodology that allows for the estimation of household vul...

The Effect of Self-Efficacy Education Based on Self-Care Behaviors in Self-Help Hypertensive Groups

 Introduction: High blood pressure is a chronic disease requiring long-term treatment; which despite being asymptomatic, leads to fatal complaints and complications. Therefore, the present study was aimed to determine the effect of the education based on self-efficacy theory on self-care behaviors of hypertensive self-help groups in integrated health service centers in Mashhad in2019. Methods:...

Expanding health coverage in India: role of microfinance-based self-help groups

To fulfil its commitment to universal health coverage, it will be necessary for the Indian government to expand access to appropriate and affordable health services. Through the mechanism of microfinance-based self-help groups (SHGs), poor women and their families are provided not only with access to finance to improve their livelihoods but also, in many cases, with a range of basic health serv...

Healthcare seeking behaviour among self-help group households in Rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India.

BACKGROUND In recent years, supported by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), a number of community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes have been operating in rural India. Such schemes design their benefit packages according to local priorities. This paper examines healthcare seeking behaviour among self-help group households with a view to understanding the implications for the benefit pac...