title: How conditional cash transfers to promote institutional delivery can also influence postpartum contraception: evidence from Rajasthan, India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the association between the receipt of benefits from a conditional cash transfer (CCT) scheme-Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)-and postpartum contraceptive use in Rajasthan, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from 2920 women who had delivered in the year preceding the interview were used. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adoption of postpartum contraception was limited among study participants. Even so, women who had experienced the benefits of JSY were more likely than those who had not to have received postpartum contraceptive counseling (odds ratio [OR] 1.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.38-2.00) and to have adopted contraception within 3 months of delivery (OR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.02-1.68).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present findings make a case for special efforts to use the increased opportunity women experience to interact with the health system as a result of CCTs for promoting maternal and newborn health practices, including postpartum contraception.
authors.affiliation: Population Council, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: fzavier@popcouncil.org.
authors.forename: A J Francis
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Zavier
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Santhya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000191:economics; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Conditional cash transfers; India; Janani Suraksha Yojana; Postpartum contraception; Rajasthan