title: Accredited social health activists epitomize rural social change and Women's empowerment in India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Madhavi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhargava
mesh_terms: D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D000068101:Maternal-Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016387:Women's Health