Exploring the Applicability of a Rapid Health Assessment in India

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href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Claudia%20Carbajal">Claudia Carbajal</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Jija%20Dutt"> Jija Dutt</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Smriti%20Pahwa"> Smriti Pahwa</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Sumukhi%20Vaid"> Sumukhi Vaid</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Karishma%20Vats"> Karishma Vats</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> <p>ASER Centre, the research and assessment arm of Pratham Education Foundation sees measurement as the first stage of action. ASER uses primary research to push and give empirical foundations to policy discussions at a multitude of levels. At a household level, common citizens use a simple assessment (a floor-level test) to measure learning across rural India. This paper presents the evidence on the applicability of an ASER approach to the health sector. A citizen-led assessment was designed and executed that collected information from young mothers with children up to a year of age. The pilot assessments were rolled-out in two different models: Paid surveyors and student volunteers. The survey covered three geographic areas: 1,239 children in the Jaipur District of Rajasthan, 2,086 in the Rae Bareli District of Uttar Pradesh, and 593 children in the Bhuj Block in Gujarat. The survey tool was designed to study knowledge of health-related issues, daily practices followed by young mothers and access to relevant services and programs. It provides insights on behaviors related to infant and young child feeding practices, child and maternal nutrition and supplementation, water and sanitation, and health services. Moreover, the survey studies the reasons behind behaviors giving policy-makers actionable pathways to improve implementation of social sector programs. Although data on health outcomes are available, this approach could provide a rapid annual assessment of health issues with indicators that are easy to understand and act upon so that measurements do not become an exclusive domain of experts. The results give many insights into early childhood health behaviors and challenges. Around 98% of children are breastfed, and approximately half are not exclusively breastfed (for the first 6 months). Government established diet diversity guidelines are met for less than 1 out of 10 children. Although most households are satisfied with the quality of drinking water, most tested households had contaminated water.</p> <iframe src="https://publications.waset.org/10010186.pdf" style="width:100%; height:400px;" frameborder="0"></iframe> <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=Citizen-led%20assessment" title="Citizen-led assessment">Citizen-led assessment</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=infant%20and%20young%20children%20feeding" title=" infant and young children feeding"> infant and young children feeding</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=maternal%20nutrition" title=" maternal nutrition"> maternal nutrition</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=rapid%20health%20assessment%20supplementation" title=" rapid health assessment supplementation"> rapid health assessment supplementation</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/search?q=water%20and%20sanitation." title=" water and sanitation."> water and sanitation.</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Digital Object Identifier (DOI):</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2643693" target="_blank">doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2643693</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/exploring-the-applicability-of-a-rapid-health-assessment-in-india" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/apa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">APA</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/bibtex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">BibTeX</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/chicago" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Chicago</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/endnote" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">EndNote</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/harvard" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Harvard</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/json" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">JSON</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/mla" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">MLA</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/ris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">RIS</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/xml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">XML</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186/iso690" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">ISO 690</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/10010186.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">1792</span> </span> <p class="card-text"><strong>References:</strong></p> <br>[1] UNDP. (2016). Human Development Report 2016, New York: United Nations Development Programme. <br>[2] UNDP. (2016). India Briefing Note, New York: United Nations Development Programme. <br>[3] International Food Policy Research Institute. (2015). Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and Accountability to Advance Nutrition and Sustainable Development, Washington: IFPRI. <br>[4] Banerji, R., Bhattacharjea, S., Wadhwa, W. (2013). The Annual Status of Education Report. New Delhi: Research in Comparative and International Education. <br>[5] Results for Development (2015). Bringing Learning to Light: The Role of Citizen-led Assessments in Shifting the Education Agenda, Washington: Results for Development Institute. <br>[6] PAL Network. “Where we work”. Retrieved on 15/05/2018 from http://palnetwork.org/where-we-work/ <br>[7] ASER Centre. (2016). Annual Status of Education Report (Rural), 2016, Delhi: ASER Centre. <br>[8] ASER Centre, ‘Sample Design of Rural ASER. 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Exploring the Applicability of a Rapid Health Assessment in India