Maternal health situation in Empowered Action Group of states of India

A comparative analysis of state reports from National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3 and 4

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ID18948797
AuthorsShreyasi Roy (0000-0003-2819-2481, North Bengal University), Jaydip Sen (0000-0003-2384-2844, North Bengal University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume83
Issue3
Pages293-306
Publication date2020-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1898-6773 • E-ISSN: 2083-4594
PublisherUniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2478/anre-2020-0022
OpenAlexW3096610656
LanguageEN
References cited26

Motherhood is often claimed as the most positive and fulfilling experience. Nevertheless, there exist several women whose motherhood was associated with suffering, ill-health and even death. The condition is graver in few states of India which are socioeconomically backward (also called Empowered Action Group of states). The present study adopted a narrative description of various key indicators of maternal health as outlined in the NFHS-3 and NFHS-4 state reports. The prime focus was to examine whether the performance of those states has got better or worse in these two survey reports. The study has also discussed various factors related to the performance of each key indicator of maternal health. The overall limiting success of maternal health status in these states calls for improvement in execution of various maternal health related activities

Environmental health · Family health · Focus group · Health indicator · Health services · Limiting · Maternal health · Population · Sociology · Global Health and Epidemiology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing

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