How do you access Telehealth Bihar Baseline data?

Telehealth Bihar Baseline is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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TRI Bihar

Telehealth in Rural India — Baseline (Saran district, Bihar)

Name: Telehealth in Rural India — Baseline (Saran district, Bihar)
Creator: J-PAL / study team (Deserranno, Guariso, Dahlstrand)

This Bihar (Saran) baseline is used to study rural telehealth access, providers, and households in an experimental sample.

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Erika Deserranno; Andrea Guariso; Amanda Dahlstrand · 2025 · Harvard Dataverse

health rural services

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse · J-PAL / study team (Deserranno, Guariso, Dahlstrand)

Geography

Bihar, Saran district, village, household

Time coverage

Baseline for rural telehealth trial (~400 villages)

Update frequency

Study deposit (2025)

What this is best for

State-district microdata on rural health access and telehealth context in Bihar

Main limitations

Single-district experimental sample—not state-representative of all Bihar

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Telehealth Bihar Baseline used for?: State-district microdata on rural health access and telehealth context in Bihar
How do you access Telehealth Bihar Baseline data?: Telehealth Bihar Baseline is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does Telehealth Bihar Baseline cover?: Geography: Bihar, Saran district, village, household. Time coverage: Baseline for rural telehealth trial (~400 villages).
What are the main limitations of Telehealth Bihar Baseline?: Single-district experimental sample—not state-representative of all Bihar

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

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PortalBaseline household/provider Dataversedoi.org/10.7910/DVN/CDTRBO

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Name / code	Description	Group
household identifiers	Household identifiers	Representative fields
healthcare provider fields	Healthcare provider fields	Representative fields
village sample flags	Village sample flags	Representative fields
baseline health access measures	Baseline health access measures	Representative fields

Formats

tabular survey files

Technical tags

household surveystate-dataopen download

Example uses

Rural care-seeking and provider supply in north Bihar

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/CDTRBO

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.