INVESTMENT CASE & EQUITY: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN PUNJAB

Abstract

Aim: This research aims to define equities determinants in maternal and child care in Punjab, a Pakistan province. The study focuses on the impact on Reproductive/ Maternal/ Newborn/ Child Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), introduced in 2016 through the Investment Case (IC) approach. Methodology: A complex-sample-analysis modified the weight of the sample. Weighted disaggregated data were produced by cross-tableting with Confidence Interval (CI). A DiD analysis was performed based on a linear model of regression. Finally, the effect of the involvement was calculated by multivariate linear regression. Principal Findings: The results show that changes had been measured in both the involvement and reference areas in involvement and no significant associations in the variables. Changes in involvement and contrast areas were similar. Also, there was no substantial improvement in aggregate outcomes from the multivariable regression analysis. In most developing countries, the IC approach is successful. Following the IC's introduction, some MNCH indicators such as ANC and the delivery of expert delivery of assistant birth showed improvements in involvement and contrast districts. Applications of this study: The research will provide a proper guideline for the policymaker to design a need-based policy for equitable admission to child health care and maternal facilities Novelty/Originality of this study: This study first analyzed the influence of investment- case in the RMNCAH program in Punjab.