Table 1

Attributes included in DCE for assessing willingness to participate in conditional cash transfer programme

AttributeLevelDescription
1. Antenatal care visits during pregnancy4 (reference)
8
12
Number of antenatal care visits mother would need to make to a health centre during her pregnancy; WHO and Government of India norm is eight visits
2. Growth-monitoring and immunisation visits per year for children 0–3 years4 (reference)
8
12
Number of visits per year to the village nutrition centre for growth monitoring and immunisations
3. Time spent on each visit (hours)1 (reference)
4
8
Total duration of visit for antenatal care or growth monitoring; it includes travel time, waiting and consultation
4. Health benefit for mother and childPoor (reference)
Fair
Good
Perceived health benefit to mother or child from antenatal or growth-monitoring/immunisation services
5. Cash transfer amount (INR)50 (reference)
3000
6000
Cash amount given to mother for fulfilling CCT programme conditionalities
  • CCT, conditional cash transfer; DCE, discrete choice experiment; INR, Indian rupee.