U.S., Dec. 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07279480) titled 'Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women' on Dec. 01.
Brief Summary: This study investigates how household communication plays a role in elderly women's take-up of health check-ups in rural Tamil Nadu, India. First, we survey elders and their caretakers to measure demand for check-ups for elders. We measure how interest in check-ups changes when we offer different versions of transportation support, to understand how much interest in check-ups are affected by the degree of caretaker involvement required. Second, we conduct a randomized evaluation of interventions to improve take-up of free health check-ups at a nearby ...