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IS ANTENATAL CARE EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH IN RURAL UTTAR PRADESH? EVIDENCE FROM A DISTRICT LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2005

FAUJDAR RAM
Affiliation:
International Institute for Population Sciences, Deemed University, Mumbai, India
ABHISHEK SINGH
Affiliation:
International Institute for Population Sciences, Deemed University, Mumbai, India

Abstract

Data from the District Level Household Survey (2002) conducted by the Reproductive and Child Health Project in India has been used to examine the impact of utilization of antenatal care services on improvement in maternal health in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India. Multilevel analysis shows that after controlling for other socioeconomic and demographic factors, utilization of antenatal care services may lead to the utilization of other maternal health related services such as institutional delivery, delivery assisted by trained professionals, seeking advice for pregnancy complications, and seeking advice for post-delivery complications. There is strong clustering of utilization of services within the primary sampling units (i.e. villages) and districts.

Type
Regular Articles
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press

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