Measuring the Impact of Microfinance on Child Health Outcomes in Indonesia

DeLoach, Stephen B.; Lamanna, Erika

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1803289

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“…In post-tsunami Sri Lanka, a study using retrospective panel data from 350 randomly selected borrowers showed that microfinance loans provided after the disaster were instrumental in reducing the income gap between those who were hit and those who were not [29]. One analysis of a large dataset from three waves of the Indonesian Family Life Survey, showed a positive effect on changes in children's health as MFI members were twice as likely to live in urban areas, have sewerage systems, regular garbage collection, electricity and better access to medical facilities [30]. Studies in India and Bangladesh have shown the positive effect of SHGs on reducing exclusion [31], improved childcare and contraceptive use [32,33].…”

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The Effect of Self Help Groups on Access to Maternal Health Services: Evidence from Rural India

Saha

Annear²,

Pathak

2013

SSRN Journal

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Introduction: The main challenge for achieving universal health coverage in India is ensuring effective coverage of poor and vulnerable communities in the face of high levels of income and gender inequity in access to health care. Drawing on the social capital generated through women's participation in community organizations like SHGs can influence health outcomes. To date, evidence about the impact of SHGs on health outcomes has been derived from pilot-level interventions, some using randomised controlled trials and other rigorous methods. While the evidence from these studies is convincing, our study is the first to analyse the impact of SHGs at national level. Methods: We analyzed the entire dataset from the third national District Level Household Survey from 601 districts in India to assess the impact of the presence of SHGs on maternal health service uptake. The primary predictor variable was presence of a SHG in the village. The outcome variables were: institutional delivery; feeding new-borns colostrum; knowledge about family planning methods; and ever used family planning. We controlled for respondent education, wealth, heard or seen health messages, availability of health facilities and the existence of a village health and sanitation committee.

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The Effect of Self Help Groups on Access to Maternal Health Services: Evidence from Rural India

Saha

Annear²,

Pathak

2013

SSRN Journal

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“…Studies of similar situations in both Bangladesh and Indonesia also demonstrate that the introduction of microfinance facilities can help to improve health outcomes. In Indonesia, an analysis of the Indonesian Family Life Survey data found that the presence of microfinance-based SHGs was associated with a positive change in children’s health [7]. In Bangladesh, an analysis of a household-level panel data set collected over 8 years found that access to microcredit enabled households to insure against health shocks [8].…”

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Expanding health coverage in India: role of microfinance-based self-help groups

Saha

2017

Global Health Action

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To fulfil its commitment to universal health coverage, it will be necessary for the Indian government to expand access to appropriate and affordable health services. Through the mechanism of microfinance-based self-help groups (SHGs), poor women and their families are provided not only with access to finance to improve their livelihoods but also, in many cases, with a range of basic health services. Governments and non-governmental organisations in India have implemented large-scale programmes for the promotion of SHGs. With 93 million people organised nationally, the SHGs provide an established population base that can potentially be used to extend health coverage. However, the potential for working with SHGs to improve people’s access to health services has not been an active part of the national policy discourse.

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“…Furthermore, while most studies predominantly report short-term impacts of microfinance, the very few studies that report longer-term effects rely on longitudinal data mainly from Bangladesh (Berhane and Gardebroek 2011;DeLoach and Lamanna 2011;Khandker and Samad 2013). The econometric models used by these studies mainly follow linear functional forms that provide no further information about potential non-linear causal relationships.…”

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Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance: What do we know?

Maîtrot¹,

Niño‐Zarazúa²

2017

WIDER Working Paper

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Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the quantitative literature of microfinance's impacts in the developing world, and develop a theory of change that links inputs to impacts on several welfare outcomes. Overall, we find that the limited comparability of outcomes and the heterogeneity of microfinance-lending technologies, together with a considerable variation in socio-economic conditions and contexts in which impact studies have been conducted, render the interpretation and generalization of findings intricate. Our results indicate that, at best, microfinance induces short-term dynamism in the financial life of the poor; however, we do not find compelling evidence that this dynamism leads to increases in income, consumption, human capital and assets, and, ultimately, a reduction in poverty.

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Measuring the Impact of Microfinance on Child Health Outcomes in Indonesia

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

The Effect of Self Help Groups on Access to Maternal Health Services: Evidence from Rural India

The Effect of Self Help Groups on Access to Maternal Health Services: Evidence from Rural India

Expanding health coverage in India: role of microfinance-based self-help groups

Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance: What do we know?

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