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District level coverage gap in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health care services in India

Authors
Rajesh Kumar Raia, *, rajesh.iips28@gmail.com, Chandan Kumarb, c.kumar803@gmail.com, Prashant Kumar Singhc, prashant_iips@yahoo.co.in
aTata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
bDepartment of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
cInternational Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Corresponding Author
Rajesh Kumar Rairajesh.iips28@gmail.com
Received 18 August 2012, Revised 4 December 2012, Accepted 5 December 2012, Available Online 11 January 2013.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2012.12.004How to use a DOI?
Keywords
District; Coverage gap; Maternal Health; Newborn; Child Health; India
Abstract

India has the highest number of maternal (2010) and child (2009) deaths in the world suggesting a poor coverage in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) care services. This study assessed the coverage gap in MNCH care across districts in India using a robust aggregate Coverage Gap Index (CGI) developed by the ‘Countdown 2008 Equity Analysis Group’. The north–south divide in MNCH care coverage gap is apparent. The results derived from this study emphasise the need for focused intervention in 210 districts which have a coverage gap of ⩾50%.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
2 - 4
Pages
221 - 224
Publication Date
2013/01/11
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2012.12.004How to use a DOI?
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© 2012 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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