Impact Evaluation of Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH): Indonesia conditional cash transfer program on iron supplements consumption on pregnant women in Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/icas-19.2019.8How to use a DOI?

Keywords

impact evaluation; iron supplement; PKH; maternal anemia; propensity score matching

Abstract

Evaluation of the implementation of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Indonesia still leaves some problems particularly related to the stagnation of maternal mortality rate. The Ministry of Health noted that the main cause of maternal mortality in Indonesia is anemia. In some populations, 80% of pregnant women experiencing anemia with the greatest risk to women from low socioeconomic (poor) and adolescent groups. PKH is implemented to improve the poor family’s quality of life through behavior changes in education and health. As a form of maternal anemia mitigation from the poor, one of the commitments that PKH beneficiaries must meet is the obligation to conduct prenatal visits at least four times during pregnancy and receive iron supplementation at the nearest health facility. This study aims to determine the impact of PKH on the consumption of iron supplements in pregnant women beneficiaries and confirm the results of PKH impact evaluation by the World Bank in 2011 that found no significant evidence related to increased consumption of iron supplements in pregnant women of PKH beneficiaries although there was a significant increase in prenatal visits. This study analyzes the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) wave 5 data through the propensity score matching method. This study yielded empirical evidence that PKH significantly impacts on iron supplement consumption during pregnancy in pregnant women beneficiaries 96 tablets on average higher than pregnant women from non-beneficiaries of PKH.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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AU  - Nur Afiyah Maizunati
AU  - Eny Sulistyaningrum
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - Impact Evaluation of Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH): Indonesia conditional cash transfer program on iron supplements consumption on pregnant women in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Administration Science (ICAS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 35
EP  - 41
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/icas-19.2019.8
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