Effect of Information on Service Delivery in Rural India
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Delivery of Services to Rural Populations in India
- Registration Number
- NCT00421291
- Lead Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- Brief Summary
A lack of public awareness about entitled health and social services may contribute to poor delivery of services in developing countries. We sought to determine the impact of educating villagers about entitled services.
- Detailed Description
105 gram panchayats (village clusters) were randomized to receive information about their guaranteed health, education, and village governance rights. We then selected households within each treatment and control village to assess whether the information had made an impact.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Gram panchayats in Uttar Pradesh
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method visits by nurse midwife prenatal exams, tetanus vaccinations, & iron tablets received by pregnant women infant vaccinations educational scholarships and fees for children occurrence of village council meetings development work in villages
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
No facility, this is a community based trial
🇮🇳Multiple Villages, Uttar Pradesh, India