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. 2022 Sep 15;28(4):406–425. doi: 10.1177/13563890221124637

Table 2.

Reference group theory, conditional cash transfers and the role of VHW.

Attitude towards membership Eligible for membership Ineligible for membership
Aspire to belong
(Women who don’t attend the hospital but would prefer to do so)
Candidate for membership
(Trust in clinical expertise)
Marginal person
(VHW and others coach through fear)
Inline graphicInline graphic
Indifferent to affiliation:
(Women already attending the hospital)
Potential member Detached non-member
(VHW practical support and direction setting)Inline graphic
Motivated not to belong
(Women who don’t attend the hospital and prefer to deliver and control the pregnancy by traditional means)
Autonomous non-member Antagonistic non-member
(VHW awareness and befriending)Inline graphic

VHW: Volunteer health workers.