Utilizing Local Capacity to Supplement Government Health Programs: Cautionary Evidence from a Malaria Prevention RCT in India
No hay miniatura disponible
Fecha
Título de la revista
ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor
Resumen
Descripción
Using data from a experimental supportive intervention to India's malaria control program, we study
the impact of local capacity on mosquito net usage and fever care seeking patterns. The intervention
was conducted simultaneously by three NGOs in two endemic districts in the state of Orissa, and we find
that program impact varies significantly by district. Examining three potential sources of this variation
(differential population characteristics, differential health worker characteristics, and differential implementer characteristics), we provide evidence that the implementing agency can significantly affect both
the success of a program and the external validity of RCT results.