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Maternal and Child Health in India: Networks and Information Diffusion book cover

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Maternal and Child Health in India Networks and Information Diffusion

By Mousumi Dutta, Saswata Ghosh, Zakir Husain Copyright 2025
266 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

266 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

266 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India
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This book examines the process of information diffusion and the challenges of spreading awareness about maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes in India, with a special focus on Bihar – a state in eastern India. Investing in the health of women and children results in significant and long-lasting economic and social benefits to society. Analysing the National Family Health Survey data, the... Read more

List of figures vi

List of tables vii

Acknowledgements x

1 Maternal and child health outcomes in India: Where do we stand? 1

2 Introducing the data: Secondary and primary sources 30

3 Networks and information diffusion: Evidence from national family health survey 61

4 Health communication through SHGs: Assessing the JEEViKA programme in Bihar 99

5 Leveraging information diffusion: Peer effects versus individual counselling by ASHAS 139

6 Obstacles to information networks: Results from social network analysis 202

7 Signposts for the future 239

Index 253



Biography

Mousumi Dutta is Professor in the Economics Department at Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Saswata Ghoshis Associate Professor at the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Zakir Husain teaches in the Economics Department at Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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