Titre :
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Inequities in coverage of preventive child health interventions : The rural drinking water supply program and the universal immunization program in Rajasthan, India. (2005)
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Auteurs :
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MOHAN (Pavitra) : IND. Action Research & Training for Health. Udaipur.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 95, n° 2, 2005)
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Pagination :
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241-244
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Prévention santé
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Enfant
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Homme
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Thérapeutique
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Milieu rural
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Eau consommation humaine
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Vaccination
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Inde
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Asie
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Programme élargi vaccination
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Programme santé
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 7K9Z5R0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : I assessed whether the Rural Drinking Water Supply Program (RDWSP) and the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) have achieved equitable coverage in Rajasthan, India, and explored program characteristics that affect equitable coverage of preventive health interventions. Methods : A total of 2460 children presenting at 12 primary health facilities in one district of Rajasthan were enrolled and classified into economic quartiles based on possession of assets. Immunization coverage and prime source of drinking water were compared across quartiles. Results : A higher access to piped water by wealthier families (P<. was compensated by higher access to hand pumps poorer families resulting in equal a safe source immunization coverage inequitable favoring the wealthier children conclusions : rdwsp has achieved equitable while uip remains highly inequitable. programs can make more formulating explicit objectives ensure physical all promoting intervention demand poor and enhancing support monitoring of frontline workers who deliver these interventions.>
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