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Parini M. Shah Child Survival Intern

Differences in Health and Social Indicators by Dalit and Non- Dalit women Findings from the Final Evaluation of the Nepal CRADLE CS Project. Parini M. Shah Child Survival Intern. Outline. Background Research Question Methods Results Conclusions Recommendations. Background: Nepal.

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Parini M. Shah Child Survival Intern

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  1. Differences in Health and Social Indicators by Dalit and Non-Dalit womenFindings from the Final Evaluation of the Nepal CRADLE CS Project Parini M. Shah Child Survival Intern

  2. Outline Background Research Question Methods Results Conclusions Recommendations

  3. Background: Nepal

  4. Background: Dalits

  5. Background: Dalits

  6. Methods • As part of the final evaluation March 2011 documentation process for the CRADLE project: • 660 recently delivered women • 123 Dalit women • 537 non-Dalit women • 30-cluster sampling design • ward was the cluster • Cross Sectional • Conducted in the Doti and Kailai of the Far Western Region

  7. Differences in Knowledge A very significant difference between literacy in the Dalit and non-Dalit caste women, where 62.6% of Dalit women were illiterate, while only 34.7% were illiterate in all of the other caste groups (p= <0.001) No significant difference in nutrition or feeding practices between Dalit and non-Dalit women No significant difference in place of delivery, either home or health facility, between Dalits and non-Dalits

  8. Arrangement of Delivery Services

  9. Comparison of survey results with NDHS 2006 results

  10. Conclusions Dalit women and non-Dalit women facing similar issues. The high levels of illiteracy in Dalits is an issue Largely health indicators for Dalit and non Dalits maternal and child health are the same

  11. Recommendations Structural issues, such as, education should be addressed as gaps between Dalits and Non-Dalits start to reduce

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