2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background: The provision of affordable and reliable daycare services is
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a potentially important policy lever for empowering Indian women. Access
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to daycare might reduce barriers to labor force entry and generate
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economic opportunities for women, improve education for girls caring for
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younger siblings, and promote nutrition and learning among children.
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However, empirical evidence concerning the effects of daycare programs
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in low-and-middle-income countries is scarce. This cluster-randomized
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trial will estimate the effect of a community-based daycare program on
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health and economic well-being over the life-course among women and
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children living in rural Rajasthan, India.
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Methods: This three-year study takes place in rural communities from
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five blocks in the Udaipur District of rural Rajasthan. The intervention
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is the introduction of a full-time, affordable, community-based daycare
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program. At baseline, 3177 mothers with age eligible children living in
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160 village hamlets were surveyed. After the baseline, these hamlets
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were randomized to the intervention or control groups and respondents
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will be interviewed on two more occasions. Primary social and economic
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outcomes include women''s economic status and economic opportunity,
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women''s empowerment, and children''s educational attainment. Primary
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health outcomes include women''s mental health, as well as children''s
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nutritional status.
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Discussion: This interdisciplinary research initiative will provide
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rigorous evidence concerning the effects of daycare in lower-income
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settings. In doing so it will address an important research gap and has
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the potential to inform policies for improving the daycare system in
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India in ways that promote health and economic well-being.'
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affiliation: 'Nandi, A (Corresponding Author), McGill Univ, Inst Hlth \& Social Policy,
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1130 Pine Ave West, Montreal, PQ H3A 1A3, Canada.
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Nandi, A (Corresponding Author), McGill Univ, Dept Epidemiol Biostat \& Occupat
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Hlth, 1130 Pine Ave West, Montreal, PQ H3A 1A3, Canada.
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Nandi, Arijit; Harper, Sam, McGill Univ, Inst Hlth \& Social Policy, 1130 Pine Ave
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West, Montreal, PQ H3A 1A3, Canada.
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Nandi, Arijit; Harper, Sam, McGill Univ, Dept Epidemiol Biostat \& Occupat Hlth,
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1130 Pine Ave West, Montreal, PQ H3A 1A3, Canada.
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Maloney, Shannon; Agarwal, Parul; Chandrashekar, Anoushaka, IFMR LEAD, Madras, Tamil
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Nadu, India.'
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article-number: '490'
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author: Nandi, Arijit and Maloney, Shannon and Agarwal, Parul and Chandrashekar, Anoushaka
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and Harper, Sam
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author-email: arijit.nandi@mcgill.ca
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author_list:
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- family: Nandi
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given: Arijit
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- family: Maloney
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given: Shannon
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- family: Agarwal
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given: Parul
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- family: Chandrashekar
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given: Anoushaka
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- family: Harper
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given: Sam
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3176-9
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eissn: 1471-2458
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files: []
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journal: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
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keywords: 'Child day care centers; Childcare; Nurseries; Women''s empowerment;
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Socioeconomic status; Health; Cluster randomized controlled trial; India'
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keywords-plus: CHILD-CARE; ILLNESS; LENGTH; WOMEN; WORK
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language: English
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month: JUN 9
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number-of-cited-references: '36'
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orcid-numbers: 'Harper, Sam/0000-0002-2767-1053
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papis_id: 8916407e454b5b1c4535c83a74eed3c0
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ref: Nandi2016effectaffordable
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researcherid-numbers: 'Harper, Sam/A-3406-2008
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Maloney, Shannon/AAE-2390-2019'
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times-cited: '10'
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title: 'The effect of an affordable daycare program on health and economic well-being
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in Rajasthan, India: protocol for a cluster-randomized impact evaluation study'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000377331000001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '29'
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volume: '16'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2016'
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