Impact Evaluation: A community based cross sectional study about beneficiary level factors influencing Janani Suraksha Yojana (Scheme for Institutional Delivery) Utilization in three South Indian states

Abstract

Background: Maternal health is a subject of serious debate today. Maternal and infant mortality has become a major issue in many rural parts of the country. The Government of India has launched Janani Suraksha Yo¬jana (JSY) under NRHM progrmame in 2005. This programme is intended in reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by increasing institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women including post-partum proving cash and medical benefits. Objective: The major objective is to assess the knowledge, attitude, response and the extent of availability of JSY services and their utilization by the beneficiaries in the selected districts in Karnataka, Tamil nadu and Andra Pradesh (undivided) states of south India. Methodology: This study has done using mixed methods in three South Indian states using both qualitative and quantitative technique. Conclusion: This schema has played a key role in reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity in the rural areas and also it concludes that the scheme has got a decent success and field level implementation required more structural re-arrangement.

Keywords

• jsy
• nrhm
• health
• rural
• women