Effect of Information on Service Delivery in Rural India

January 9, 2007 updated by: Johns Hopkins University
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • India
    • Uttar Pradesh
      • Multiple Villages, Uttar Pradesh, India
        • No facility, this is a community based trial

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Gram panchayats in Uttar Pradesh

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborators

World Bank
Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Priyanka Pandey, PhD, World Bank

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2004

Primary Completion

December 7, 2022

Study Completion

October 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2007

Last Verified

January 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NA_00001063

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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