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EPHP ABSTRACTS

Editorial

• EPHP 2016: Bringing evidence into public health policy: enhancing equity and engendering intersectoral action for health (7 July, 2016)

  Upendra Bhojani, Werner Soors
• EPHP 2016, BANGALORE, 8–9 JULY 2016, THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BRINGING EVIDENCE INTO PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY EQUITABLE INDIA: ALL FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING (7 July, 2016)

  Upendra Bhojani, Werner Soors, Vijayashree Yellappa, Aneesha Ahluwalia

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Equity in maternal health care

• OP-01: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES AND MATERNAL DEATHS DUE TO DIRECT OBSTETRIC CAUSES OVER FIVE-YEAR PERIOD IN KARNATAKA: AN EQUITY FOCUSED EVALUATION (7 July, 2016)

  M Himanshu, Anil Kumar, BG Chandrashekarappa, Praveen Kumar, M Suresh, DT Uma
• OP-02: INEQUITIES IN COVERAGE OF SOCIALLY DEPRIVED WOMEN FOR MATERNAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN RURAL NORTH KARNATAKA (7 July, 2016)

  Jyoti S Hallad, Javeed A Golandaj, Arin Kar, J Krishanamurthy, BM Ramesh, RV Deshpande, BI Pundappanavar
• OP-03: MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY OF BALASORE DISTRICT, ODISHA: CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS (7 July, 2016)

  Ranjit Kumar Dehury
• OP-04:

  EVALUATION OF THE JANANI SHISHU SURAKSHA KARYAKRAM: FINDINGS ON INEQUITY IN ACCESS FROM CHHATTISGARH, INDIA

  (7 July, 2016)

  Sulakshana Nandi, Dipa Sinha, Deepika Joshi, Rajesh Dubey, Vandana Prasad
• OP-05: BENEFIT INCIDENCE ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL CHILD DELIVERY IN INDIA, 2004–2014: IMPROVING EQUITY THROUGH THE NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION? (7 July, 2016)

  Swati Srivastava, Montu Bose, Anup Karan, Sakthivel Selvaraj
• OP-06: EFFECT OF THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION ON INSTITUTIONAL DELIVERIES AND RELATED OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING BY THE POOR (7 July, 2016)

  Pallav Bhatt, Digvijay Singh Sandhu

Food, nutrition & health

• OP-07:

  ASSESSMENT OF THE DILLI ANNASHRI YOJNA UNCONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER SCHEME IN FOUR DELHI SLUMS

  (7 July, 2016)

  Varadharajan Srinivasan, Prisca Zwanikken, Barbara Kashi Carasso
• OP-08: STATUS OF FOOD SECURITY ENTITLEMENTS ACROSS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUP (PVTG) POCKETS IN JHARKHAND (7 July, 2016)

  Arupa Das, Ananya Saha
• OP-09:

  TAKE HOME RATION IN ICDS PROGRAMMES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTEGRATION WITH HEALTH SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED UTILISATION VIA MAMTA CARD AND E-MAMTA

  (7 July, 2016)

  Kandarp N Talati, Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Ajay Phatak, Dipen Patel
• OP-10: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION: THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE (7 July, 2016)

  Shreelata Rao Seshadri, Nilanjan Bhor, Suraj Parab
• OP-11: CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH: A SOCIAL DETERMINANTS APPROACH TO MALNUTRITION AMONG MIGRANT CHILDREN (7 July, 2016)

  Nilanjan Bhor, Pankaj Kumar
• OP-12: EFFECT OF GROWTH MONITORING AND NUTRITION EDUCATION THROUGH FEMALE HEALTH WORKERS IN SEVERE ACUTE MALNOURISHED (SAM) UNDER-FIVES (7 July, 2016)

  Nitin N Ambadekar, Sanjay P Zodpey

Migration, poverty & health of urban populations

• OP-13: MIGRATION AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AMONG NORTHEAST MIGRANTS IN DELHI (7 July, 2016)

  Aneesha Ahluwalia
• OP-14: HEALTH CARE SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AND OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH EXPENDITURE FOR UNDER-FIVE ILLNESSES IN URBAN SLUMS OF DAVANGERE, INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  DB Shubha, Navneet Kaur, DK Mahabalaraju
• OP-15: KNOWLEDGE ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE AMONGST MIGRANT MALE WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR (7 July, 2016)

  Parthsarathi Dehury, Anil Kumar
• OP-16: EXAMINING THE NATIONAL URBAN HEALTH MISSION (NUHM) THROUGH A URBAN HEALTH DETERMINANTS FRAMEWORK (7 July, 2016)

  Sreejini Jaya
• OP-17: EFFECTIVENESS OF ‘UNIVERSAL’ HEALTH INSURANCE FOR WOMEN IN URBAN SLUMS OF RAIPUR, CHHATTISGARH (7 July, 2016)

  Sulakshana Nandi, Rajib Dasgupta, Samir Garg, Dipa Sinha, Sangeeta Sahu, Reeti Mahobe
• OP-18: IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH IN URBAN SLUMS THROUGH ROLLOUT OF NUHM AND EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY PROCESSES: THE EXPERIENCE OF CHHATTISGARH (7 July, 2016)

  Samir Garg, Anju Khewar, K Rizu

Fostering community engagement in health services

• OP-19: GENERATING MOMENTUM TOWARDS COMMUNITY ROLES IN UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE: KEY OUTCOMES OF A SERIES OF STATE-CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTATIVE PROCESSES (7 July, 2016)

  VR Raman, Kabir Sheikh
• OP-20: UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXTUAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE VILLAGE HEALTH SANITATION AND NUTRITION COMMITTEES IN NORTHERN INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  Kerry Scott, Kabir Sheikh, Asha George, Surekha Garimella, Shinjini Mondal, Gupteswar Patel, Rajani Ved
• OP-21:

  ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN IMPROVING TB DETECTION ON SCALE: A CASE STUDY FROM THE MITANIN PROGRAMME IN CHHATTISGARH, INDIA

  (7 July, 2016)

  Samir Garg, Prabodh Nanda, Mukesh Dewangan

Analysing local actors & processes

• OP-22: PARTICIPATORY AUDIT AND PLANNING OF FLEXIBLE FUNDS UNDER NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION IN MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  Nitin Jadhav, Shweta Marathe, Deepali Yakundi, Hemraj Patil
• OP-23: UNDERSTANDING THE DISTRICT PLANNING PROCESS FROM THE PERCEPTIONS OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM UNDER THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION (7 July, 2016)

  Neha Adsul
• OP-24: PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN KERALA: AN EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS (7 July, 2016)

  Manju S Nair, V Nagarajan Naidu

Insurance & equitable financial protection for health

• OP-25: RASTRIYA SWASTHYA BIMA YOJANA AND HEALTH EQUITY: USER EXPERIENCES AND REFLECTIONS FROM ODISHA (7 July, 2016)

  Gupteswar Patel, Kripalini Patel
• OP-26: KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF RSBY BENEFICIARIES IN JHAGADIA, GUJARAT (7 July, 2016)

  Deepika Saluja
• OP-27: USING THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR IN KARNATAKA: A ROAD LEADING TOWARD OR AWAY FROM UNIVERSAL CARE? (7 July, 2016)

  Asha Kilaru, Prasanna Saligram, Sudha Nagavarapu, Anna Giske

Role of healthcare expenses in equitable health care

• OP-28: EXPENDITURE-BASED COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES (7 July, 2016)

  PH Anitha
• OP-29: MEANS TESTING AND USER CHARGES IN HEALTH CARE: MEANS TESTING IN TERTIARY LEVEL PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN KERALA (7 July, 2016)

  SK Godwin
• OP-30: COST-OPTIMISATION IN THE TREATMENT OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  Denny John, Prabir Chatterjee

Towards equitable healthcare provision

• OP-31: FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES IN SELECT DISTRICTS OF NORTH KARNATAKA (7 July, 2016)

  Sham N Kashyap
• OP-32: ANALYSING INEQUALITY IN USE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES: IMPLICATIONS FOR TARGETING WITHIN UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE REFORMS (7 July, 2016)

  Shankar Prinja, Pankaj Bahuguna, Deepak Balasubramaniam, Atul Sharma, Rajesh Kumar
• OP-33: EQUITY IN HEALTH CARE: LESSONS FROM PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES IN TRIBAL HEALTH FROM ODISHA, INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  Subodh Kandamuthan, Ramya Madhireddi

From research to better policy & practice

• OP-34: TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO A CAPACITY-BUILDING TOOL TO STRENGTHEN OBSTETRIC COMPETENCE (7 July, 2016)

  V Srinidhi, Aditi Iyer, Anuradha Sreevathsa, Mridula Shankar
• OP-35: FROM EVIDENCE TO POLICY: ANALYSING THE LANDSCAPE OF GERIATRIC HEALTH STUDIES IN INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  Nandita Bhan, Sharmada Sivaram, Pavitra Madhira
• OP-36: USING RESEARCH TO INFORM POLICY AND PRACTICE: INCENTIVISING COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES IN NAGALAND (7 July, 2016)

  Pooja Singh, Tom Newton-Lewis, Ruhi Saith, Prabal Singh, Mohini Kak, Kaveri Gill, Sao Tunyi, Nandira Changkija, Patrick Mullen
• OP-37: UNPACKING ‘EVIDENCE’ IN EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY: CAUTIONS AND CONSTRAINTS (7 July, 2016)

  Adithya Pradyumna, Prasanna Saligram
• OP-38: BUILDING CAPACITY OF LOCAL MEDIA TO FACILITATE INTERSECTORAL ACTION FOR HEALTH IN THE SUNDARBANS, WEST BENGAL (7 July, 2016)

  Upasona Ghosh, Shibaji Bose, Rittika Bramhachari, Sabyasachi Mondol
• OP-39: HOW CAN RESEARCH ENGAGE WITH POLICYMAKERS FOR IMPROVING HEALTH CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS? LESSONS FROM THE KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION PROJECT IN THE SUNDARBANS, WEST BENGAL (7 July, 2016)

  Lalitha Vadrevu, Upasona Ghosh, Shibaji Bose, Barun Kanjilal

Policy & health equity

• OP-40: THE WORLD BANK AND HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING: EXPERIENCES FROM FOUR INDIAN STATES (7 July, 2016)

  Amitabha Sarkar
• OP-41: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION GAPS IN PROMOTION AND TENURE POLICIES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR: POLICY MAPPING IN FIVE INDIAN STATES (7 July, 2016)

  Prankul Goel, Nishant Sharma, Shweta Singh, Kopal Mathur, Vinay Bothra, Surekha Garimella, Prasanna Saligram, Dilip Singh Mairembam
• OP-42: IMPACT OF GLOBAL POLICY REFORMS ON EQUITY IN ACCESS TO MEDICINES IN INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  Shikha Gupta
• OP-43: EQUITY COUNTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA (7 July, 2016)

  Biraj Sarangi, Ramani Atkuri, Deborah Thomas, Alison Dembo Rath
• OP-44: AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICINES IN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN CHHATTISGARH, INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  Narayan Tripathi, Fidius Kerketta, Prabir Chatterjee, VR Raman
• OP-45: STRENGTHENING THE MOTHER AND CHILD TRACKING SYSTEM THROUGH AN ENHANCED REVIEW MECHANISM USING A SIMPLE TOOL (7 July, 2016)

  SM Sadhana

Researching health inequities

• OP-46: HEALTH INEQUITIES RESEARCH IN INDIA: A REVIEW OF THEMES, PATTERNS AND OPPORTUNITIES (7 July, 2016)

  Nandita Bhan, Krishna Dipankar Rao
• OP-47: THE MECHANISMS OF INTERSECTIONING SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH (7 July, 2016)

  Gita Sen, Aditi Iyer
• OP-48: MOTHERS' PERCEPTION ABOUT DETERMINANTS OF CHILD HEALTH: PHOTO VOICE EXPLORATION IN THE SUNDARBANS, WEST BENGAL (7 July, 2016)

  Shibaji Bose, Upasona Ghosh, Rittika Bramhachari, Sabyasachi Mondol

Health systems & training initiatives

• OP-49: THE KEYSTONE HPSR SHORT COURSE: DEVELOPING CAPACITIES FOR POLICY-RELEVANT HEALTH POLICY & SYSTEMS RESEARCH (7 July, 2016)

  Surekha Garimella, VR Raman, Joe Varghese, Kabir Sheikh
• OP-50: GENDERED MEDICINE: A STUDY AMONG MEDICAL EDUCATORS IN MAHARASHTRA (7 July, 2016)

  Priya John
• OP-51: THE ON-SITE NURSE MENTORING PROGRAMME: A NEEDS-BASED NURSING INNOVATION IN BIHAR, INDIA (7 July, 2016)

  Shweta Singh, Prankul Goel, Kopal Mathur, Nishant Sharma, Vinay Bothra, Dilip Singh Mairembam

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• PP-01: THE GAP BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION AND USAGE OF TOILETS: AN UNDER-IDENTIFIED PROBLEM (7 July, 2016)

  Gitanjali Hajra, Arijita Dutta
• PP-02: LACK OF FAMILY PLANNING IS AN AVOIDABLE CAUSE OF MATERNAL AND CHILD DEATH IN UGANDA (7 July, 2016)

  Vincent Mubangizi
• PP-03: UNRAVELING THE CLINICAL ESTABLISHMENT ACT IN CHHATTISGARH: A CAMPAIGN AND A STUDY (7 July, 2016)

  Sulakshana Nandi, Deepika Joshi, Rajesh Dubey
• PP-04: A SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF RURAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN THE SUNDARBANS, WEST BENGAL (7 July, 2016)

  Rittika Bramhachari, Sabyasachi Mandal
• PP-05: HEPATITIS E OUTBREAKS IN URBAN AREAS: CHALLENGES FOR INTERSECTORAL ACTION (7 July, 2016)

  Samir Garg, Shikha Gupta, K Rizu
• PP-06: AN ASSESSMENT OF TB-HIV COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES IN ALWAR DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN (7 July, 2016)

  Jalam Singh Rathore, Ratan Kumar Meena, Mohammad Ayyub, Anjali Singh

Subject index

• Subject index (7 July, 2016)