The Impact of Public Health Financing on Maternal Healthcare in ‎India

Geethu Rachel Stephen; Dr. N. Savitha

doi:10.14419/41ekhq58

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The Impact of Public Health Financing on Maternal Healthcare in ‎India

Authors:

Geethu Rachel Stephen | Dr. N. Savitha

Publisher:

Science Publishing Corporation

Journal:

International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies Vol.12 Issue 3, pp.123-129

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001385937

pISSN:

2309-4508

DOI:

10.14419/41ekhq58

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Abstract:

 This study investigates the impact of public health financing on maternal health outcomes in India, analyzing data from 15 states ‎from 2015 to 2020. It examines the relationship between the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and key indicators of public health financing ‎on maternal healthcare, such as percentage of institutional births, antenatal care visits (at least four), and postnatal care within two days of ‎delivery. The data was collected from the National Health Profile and the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) report. Employing corre-‎lation analysis and panel data analysis using the Panel Least Squares method, Breusch-Pagan test, Hausman test, and a Fixed Effects model ‎in E-Views, the study aims to estimate the effect of these financing-related indicators on MMR. The correlation analysis showed that during ‎the time period 2015 to 2020, there was a strong negative correlation between MMR and all the independent variables taken for the study. ‎The panel data analysis shows that there is a significant relationship between the dependent and independent variables, and the fixed effect ‎model is more appropriate for the analysis of such models. The secondary data analysis also shows the improvement of maternal health over ‎time in India, as MMR has decreased over the years. The highest MMR is found in Assam and the lowest in Kerala during the study period. ‎The findings will provide insights into the association between public health financing and improvements in maternal health outcomes ‎across diverse Indian states over time‎.

Article Details

The Impact of Public Health Financing on Maternal Healthcare in ‎India

Authors:

Geethu Rachel Stephen | Dr. N. Savitha

Publisher:

Science Publishing Corporation

Journal:

International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies Vol.12 Issue 3, pp.123-129

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001385937

pISSN:

2309-4508

DOI:

10.14419/41ekhq58

Maternal Health

Maternal Mortality Ratio

Public Health Financing

Panel Data

Issues

Article Details

The Impact of Public Health Financing on Maternal Healthcare in ‎India

Authors: Geethu Rachel Stephen | Dr. N. Savitha

Publisher: Science Publishing Corporation

Journal: International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies Vol.12 Issue 3, pp.123-129

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001385937

pISSN: 2309-4508

DOI: 10.14419/41ekhq58

Maternal Health

Maternal Mortality Ratio

Public Health Financing

Panel Data

Issues

Authors:

Geethu Rachel Stephen | Dr. N. Savitha

Publisher:

Science Publishing Corporation

Journal:

International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies Vol.12 Issue 3, pp.123-129

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001385937

pISSN:

2309-4508

DOI:

10.14419/41ekhq58