For both the delivering institution and the participating student, TNE programmes present the assessment of a measured risk.
Crucial to developing distance education programmes is clarity regarding the delivering institution's objectives [ 9]: in our case, although the costs to both students and the institution are considerations, the primary objective has been to broaden access to public health education.
Over 80% of urban women are delivering in institutions.
While the proportion of women delivering in institutions almost tripled between 2001 03 and 2007 09 in Rajasthan, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) declined 29% from 445 to 318 per 100,000 live births over roughly the same period [ 5, 6].
Demand for mass-market, paid-for but cheap online MBAs, delivered by institutions such as the University of Phoenix, is not new.
Brugiavini and Pace [25] and Mensah et al. [6] have also confirmed that women who are enrolled on the health insurance scheme are likely to deliver in institutions compared to women who did have health insurance.
Moreover, 292 (74.3%) of the pregnant women intended to deliver in institutions.
All inpatient, outpatient, laboratory, and pharmacy services are delivered by institutions within this healthcare system.
The proportion of live births delivered in institutions has risen from 78% in 2004 to 86% in 2008.
Moreover, non-financial matters may play a role, such as waiting lists and the quality of care delivered by institutions.
