PMID- 15877488
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20050524
LR  - 20050509
IS  - 1445-6354 (Electronic)
IS  - 1445-6354 (Linking)
VI  - 3
IP  - 1
DP  - 2003 Jan-Jun
TI  - Urban-rural differentials in maternal and child health in Andhra Pradesh, India.
PG  - 146
AB  - INTRODUCTION: The unborn child is totally dependent on the mother; after birth, 
      the child depends completely on the immediate social environment of the family 
      and of the mother in particular. Recently the Indian Government changed its 
      emphasis from family planning programs to family welfare programs. The intention 
      was to promote the maternal and child health (MCH) programs to improve the health 
      of mothers and young children. This study examined urban-rural differentials in 
      MCH, and the factors influencing net change in MCH input, its utilisation and its 
      output between the Indian National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-I and NFHS-II. 
      METHODS: The NFHS data collected from 4276 ever-married women in the age group 
      13-49 years in 1992 (NFHS-I) and 4032 ever-married women in the age group 15-49 
      years in 1998 (NFHS-II) were analysed. RESULTS: The analysis revealed a positive 
      net change in maternal and child health input, its utilisation and its output in 
      the years 1992-1998. CONCLUSION: Andhra Pradesh was one of the most successful 
      Indian States in providing MCH services, even though urban-rural differentials 
      still exist. The Indian Government must take the necessary steps to improve MCH 
      programs, including the provision of information and education campaigns, and 
      sending dedicated health personnel to remote and inaccessible rural areas in 
      order to reduce child mortality.
FAU - Nagdeve, D
AU  - Nagdeve D
AD  - International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. 
      dnagdeve@yahoo.com
FAU - Bharati, D
AU  - Bharati D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20030314
PL  - Australia
TA  - Rural Remote Health
JT  - Rural and remote health
JID - 101174860
EDAT- 2005/05/10 09:00
MHDA- 2005/05/10 09:01
CRDT- 2005/05/10 09:00
PHST- 2005/05/10 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/05/10 09:01 [medline]
PHST- 2005/05/10 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 146 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rural Remote Health. 2003 Jan-Jun;3(1):146. Epub 2003 Mar 14.