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Participation in Micro-Finance Programmes and Women's Mental Health in South Asia: A Modified Systematic Review

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  • Farhana I. Madhani
  • Catherine Tompkins
  • Susan M. Jack
  • Anita Fisher

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Micro-finance provides financial services to poor women from developing countries where cultural and social constraints limit their opportunities for economic advancement. Using Forbes's process of conducting systematic review, 12 quantitative studies from South Asia reporting on the impact of micro-finance on women's mental health outcomes were analysed. Overall, studies revealed that the duration and depth of involvement in micro-finance activities would make a difference in women's mental health and not just receiving loans; however, rigorous programme evaluation is needed. Collaborative actions by micro-finance and health care practitioners to recognise women's mental health needs and to strengthen measures to optimise the beneficial effects of micro-finance must be considered.

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  • Farhana I. Madhani & Catherine Tompkins & Susan M. Jack & Anita Fisher, 2015. "Participation in Micro-Finance Programmes and Women's Mental Health in South Asia: A Modified Systematic Review," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(9), pages 1255-1270, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:51:y:2015:i:9:p:1255-1270
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1036037
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    1. Maren Duvendack & Philip Mader, 2020. "Impact Of Financial Inclusion In Low‐ And Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review Of Reviews," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(3), pages 594-629, July.

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