Ashish Bajracharya
Biographic Data
| ID | 4227185 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashish Bajracharya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashish |
| FAMILY NAME | Bajracharya |
| SIGNATURE | BAJRACHARYA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Population Council |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0381-7054 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Validity of Women's Reports of Family Planning Service Quality in Cambodia and Kenya
Population‐based indicators of the coverage of key elements of high‐quality family planning services are tracked via household surveys with female respondents, yet little work has been done to establish their validity. We take advantage of existing data sets from Cambodia and Kenya to compare women's responses at exit interviews following a health facility visit against the observations of a trained third‐party observer during the visit. The resu…
Validating women’s reports of antenatal and postnatal care received in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Kenya
Background Global indicators for monitoring progress in maternal and newborn health have tended to rely on contact coverage indicators rather than the content of services received. As part of the effort to improve measurement of progress in maternal and newborn health, this study examines how accurately women can report on information and health interventions received during an antenatal or postnatal health consultation at health facilities in Ba…
Making free public healthcare attractive
The findings suggest that HEF encompassing health centre and hospital services and complemented by additional interventions are better than stand-alone HEF in attracting sick HEFB to public health facilities and lowering out-of-pocket expenses associated with healthcare seeking
Family Planning Vouchers in Low and Middle Income Countries
Family planning (FP) vouchers have targeted subsidies to disadvantaged populations for quality reproductive health services since the 1960s. To summarize the effect of FP voucher programs in low‐ and middle‐income countries, a systematic review was conducted, screening studies from 33 databases through three phases: keyword search, title and abstract review, and full text review. Sixteen articles were selected including randomized control trials,…
Microcredit and Domestic Violence in Bangladesh
This article explores the relationship between women’s participation in microcredit groups and domestic violence in Bangladesh. Several recent studies have raised concern about microcredit programs by reporting higher levels of violence among women who are members. These results, however, may be attributable to selection bias because members might differ from nonmembers in ways that make them more susceptible to violence to begin with. Using a sa…
Poverty, Marriage Timing, and Transitions to Adulthood in Nepal
This study examines the influence of household poverty during early childhood on schooling, workforce participation, and early marriage among adolescent girls in Nepal. Longitudinal data from the two‐wave panel of the Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS) were used to examine these relationships. For 5‐9‐year‐old girls contacted in NLSS I and again when aged 13–17 in NLSS II (N = 400), multinomial logit regression estimates indicate that household…
The Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Youth
Recent demographic trends suggest that grandparents may play influential roles in the lives of their grandchildren. Despite this, the role of grandparents in the lives of youth remains an understudied topic. Using data from a nationally representative group of youth aged 14 to 19 years from the 1992 Wave 2 National Survey of Families and Households, this study seeks to better understand the role of grandparents in the lives of grandchildren by ex…
Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive behaviors and status in Cambodia
A quasi-experimental study will investigate the impact of the voucher approach on improving reproductive health behaviors, reproductive health status and reducing inequities at the population level and assess effects on access, equity and quality of care at the facility level. If the voucher scheme in Cambodia is found effective, it may help other countries adopt this approach for improving utilization and access to reproductive health and family…
Maternal Working Conditions and Child Well-Being in Welfare-Leaving Families
In the wake of welfare reform, thousands of low-income single mothers have transitioned into the labor market. In this article, the authors examine how the work conditions of mothers leaving welfare for employment are associated with the emotional well-being of 372 children ages 5 to 15 years. The authors examine the cumulative incidence, over a 5-year period, of maternal non-family-friendly work conditions, including long work hours, erratic wor…
Maternal Working Conditions and Child Well-Being in Welfare-Leaving Families
In the wake of welfare reform, thousands of low-income single mothers have transitioned into the labor market. In this article, the authors examine how the work conditions of mothers leaving welfare for employment are associated with the emotional well-being of 372 children ages 5 to 15 years. The authors examine the cumulative incidence, over a 5-year period, of maternal non-family-friendly work conditions, including long work hours, erratic wor…
The Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Youth
Recent demographic trends suggest that grandparents may play influential roles in the lives of their grandchildren. Despite this, the role of grandparents in the lives of youth remains an understudied topic. Using data from a nationally representative group of youth aged 14 to 19 years from the 1992 Wave 2 National Survey of Families and Households, this study seeks to better understand the role of grandparents in the lives of grandchildren by ex…
Microcredit and Domestic Violence in Bangladesh
This article explores the relationship between women’s participation in microcredit groups and domestic violence in Bangladesh. Several recent studies have raised concern about microcredit programs by reporting higher levels of violence among women who are members. These results, however, may be attributable to selection bias because members might differ from nonmembers in ways that make them more susceptible to violence to begin with. Using a sa…
Poverty, Marriage Timing, and Transitions to Adulthood in Nepal
This study examines the influence of household poverty during early childhood on schooling, workforce participation, and early marriage among adolescent girls in Nepal. Longitudinal data from the two‐wave panel of the Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS) were used to examine these relationships. For 5‐9‐year‐old girls contacted in NLSS I and again when aged 13–17 in NLSS II (N = 400), multinomial logit regression estimates indicate that household…
The Validity of Women's Reports of Family Planning Service Quality in Cambodia and Kenya
Population‐based indicators of the coverage of key elements of high‐quality family planning services are tracked via household surveys with female respondents, yet little work has been done to establish their validity. We take advantage of existing data sets from Cambodia and Kenya to compare women's responses at exit interviews following a health facility visit against the observations of a trained third‐party observer during the visit. The resu…
Maternal Working Conditions and Child Well-Being in Welfare-Leaving Families
In the wake of welfare reform, thousands of low-income single mothers have transitioned into the labor market. In this article, the authors examine how the work conditions of mothers leaving welfare for employment are associated with the emotional well-being of 372 children ages 5 to 15 years. The authors examine the cumulative incidence, over a 5-year period, of maternal non-family-friendly work conditions, including long work hours, erratic wor…
Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive behaviors and status in Cambodia
A quasi-experimental study will investigate the impact of the voucher approach on improving reproductive health behaviors, reproductive health status and reducing inequities at the population level and assess effects on access, equity and quality of care at the facility level. If the voucher scheme in Cambodia is found effective, it may help other countries adopt this approach for improving utilization and access to reproductive health and family…
Poverty, Marriage Timing, and Transitions to Adulthood in Nepal
This study examines the influence of household poverty during early childhood on schooling, workforce participation, and early marriage among adolescent girls in Nepal. Longitudinal data from the two‐wave panel of the Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS) were used to examine these relationships. For 5‐9‐year‐old girls contacted in NLSS I and again when aged 13–17 in NLSS II (N = 400), multinomial logit regression estimates indicate that household…
The Role of Grandparents in the Lives of Youth
Recent demographic trends suggest that grandparents may play influential roles in the lives of their grandchildren. Despite this, the role of grandparents in the lives of youth remains an understudied topic. Using data from a nationally representative group of youth aged 14 to 19 years from the 1992 Wave 2 National Survey of Families and Households, this study seeks to better understand the role of grandparents in the lives of grandchildren by ex…
Microcredit and Domestic Violence in Bangladesh
This article explores the relationship between women’s participation in microcredit groups and domestic violence in Bangladesh. Several recent studies have raised concern about microcredit programs by reporting higher levels of violence among women who are members. These results, however, may be attributable to selection bias because members might differ from nonmembers in ways that make them more susceptible to violence to begin with. Using a sa…
Family Planning Vouchers in Low and Middle Income Countries
Family planning (FP) vouchers have targeted subsidies to disadvantaged populations for quality reproductive health services since the 1960s. To summarize the effect of FP voucher programs in low‐ and middle‐income countries, a systematic review was conducted, screening studies from 33 databases through three phases: keyword search, title and abstract review, and full text review. Sixteen articles were selected including randomized control trials,…
Making free public healthcare attractive
The findings suggest that HEF encompassing health centre and hospital services and complemented by additional interventions are better than stand-alone HEF in attracting sick HEFB to public health facilities and lowering out-of-pocket expenses associated with healthcare seeking
Validating women’s reports of antenatal and postnatal care received in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Kenya
Background Global indicators for monitoring progress in maternal and newborn health have tended to rely on contact coverage indicators rather than the content of services received. As part of the effort to improve measurement of progress in maternal and newborn health, this study examines how accurately women can report on information and health interventions received during an antenatal or postnatal health consultation at health facilities in Ba…
The Validity of Women's Reports of Family Planning Service Quality in Cambodia and Kenya
Population‐based indicators of the coverage of key elements of high‐quality family planning services are tracked via household surveys with female respondents, yet little work has been done to establish their validity. We take advantage of existing data sets from Cambodia and Kenya to compare women's responses at exit interviews following a health facility visit against the observations of a trained third‐party observer during the visit. The resu…
Economic growth (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Developing country (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)