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| Brief Title † | Effect of Information on Service Delivery in Rural India | ||||
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Study Phase | |||||
| Study Type † | Interventional | ||||
| Study Design † | Health Services Research, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study | ||||
| Primary Outcome Measure † | 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 |
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| Condition † | Delivery of Services to Rural Populations in India | ||||
| Intervention † | Behavioral: Education | ||||
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| Recruitment Status † | Completed | ||||
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| Start Date † | April 2004 | ||||
| Completion Date | October 2005 | ||||
| Eligibility Criteria † | Inclusion Criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||
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| Location Countries † | India | ||||
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| NCT ID † | NCT00421291 | ||||
| Organization ID | NA_00001063 | ||||
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| Study Sponsor † | Johns Hopkins University | ||||
| Collaborators †† | World Bank Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra |
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| Information Provided By | Johns Hopkins University | ||||
| Verification Date | January 2007 | ||||
| First Received Date † | January 9, 2007 | ||||
| Last Updated Date | January 9, 2007 | ||||
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