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Equitas client poverty levels in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry are equal to the
national average or slightly under, which may be indicative of the sample
consisting of mature clients. Given the location of the pilot, primarily in
Tamil Nadu, comparing the pilot data to state-level averages would likely be
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more useful, as Tamil Nadu in particular is an economically stronger state
compared to other states in India. In general, Equitas clients are better off
health-wise than the average citizen: fewer reported defecating in the open,
more reported consuming dairy, more of their youngest children were
reported to have been born in the hospital, more reported treating their
water and fewer indicated they delayed medical treatment due to cost.
However, Equitas clients consumed less fruit than the national average;
they were also below the national average for vitamin A supplementation.
Like ESAF, this low reporting may have something to do with mothers not
being aware of the supplementation when given at health clinics during
vaccination visits. Validation of the accuracy of the report would most likely
require reference to the vaccination card to know whether it is a recall or
reporting issue or actually poor vitamin A supplementation rates.
The only indicator that was associated with poverty with a p0.05 level of
significance was whether the household treated their water (indicated by
the green shading). Receipt of vitamin A was almost associated with the
PPI, but was over the p0.05 level of significance set for the project (but
under p0.10). In both cases, the poorer the client, the more likely she
reported treating her water and that her children received vitamin A
supplementation. This might suggest there are local initiatives that are
intentionally targeting poorer populations.
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This is an excerpt from the full report: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: How Microfinance
Institutions Can Track the Health of Clients. Health Outcome Performance Indicators
(HOPI) Project Report (2015). (https://www.freedomfromhunger.org/healthy-wealthy-and-
wise-how-microfinance-institutions-can-track-health-clients-health-outcome)