PMID- 12383469
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20021217
LR  - 20220409
IS  - 0277-9536 (Print)
IS  - 0277-9536 (Linking)
VI  - 55
IP  - 10
DP  - 2002 Nov
TI  - Utilization of maternal health care services in Southern India.
PG  - 1849-69
AB  - This paper examines the patterns and determinants of maternal health care 
      utilization across different social settings in South India: in the states of 
      Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Data from the National Family 
      Health Survey (NFHS) carried out during 1992-93 across most states in India are 
      used. Results show that utilization of maternal health care services is highest 
      in Kerala followed by Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Utilization of 
      maternal health care services is not only associated with a range of 
      reproductive, socio-economic, cultural and program factors but also with state 
      and type of health service. The interstate differences in utilization could be 
      partly due to variations in the implementation of maternal health care program as 
      well as differences in availability and accessibility between the states. In the 
      case of antenatal care, there was no significant rural-urban gap, thanks to the 
      role played by the multipurpose health workers posted in the rural areas to 
      provide maternal health care services. The findings of this study provide 
      insights for planning and implementing appropriate maternal health service 
      delivery programs in order to improve the health and well-being of both mother 
      and child.
FAU - Navaneetham, K
AU  - Navaneetham K
AD  - Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis, Institute 
      for Asian Research, National University of Singapore, AS7 Shaw Foundation 
      Building, 117570, Singapore. knava29@hotmail.com
FAU - Dharmalingam, A
AU  - Dharmalingam A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Soc Sci Med
JT  - Social science & medicine (1982)
JID - 8303205
RN  - 0 (Tetanus Toxoid)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Culture
MH  - Delivery Rooms/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Family Characteristics
MH  - Female
MH  - Geography
MH  - Health Care Surveys
MH  - Health Services Accessibility
MH  - Home Childbirth/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - India
MH  - Logistic Models
MH  - Maternal Health Services/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Patient Acceptance of Health Care/ethnology/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnant Women/*psychology
MH  - Prenatal Care/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Tetanus/prevention & control
MH  - Tetanus Toxoid/administration & dosage
MH  - Women, Working/psychology/statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 2002/10/18 04:00
MHDA- 2002/12/18 04:00
CRDT- 2002/10/18 04:00
PHST- 2002/10/18 04:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/12/18 04:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/10/18 04:00 [entrez]
AID - S0277953601003136 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00313-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Soc Sci Med. 2002 Nov;55(10):1849-69. doi: 10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00313-6.