Progress towards Child Survival in Madhya Pradesh during 1981–2001

Abstract

Using the estimates of child survival probability obtained on the basis of "children ever born" and "children surviving" data collected at different population census, this article analyzes progress towards child survival in Madhya Pradesh during the two decades between 1981 and 2001. The analysis reveals that the probability of survival in the age group 1-4 years has decreased in the state and in many of the districts during the 1990s. It appears that this decrease in the probability of survival in the age group 1-4 years has been the result of the policy shift in child survival efforts during the 1990s. The analysis stresses the need of reinvigorating efforts to accelerate the progress towards child survival in the state.

Exploring Antenatal Health Care Service Utilization in Nepal: A Comprehensive Analysis

“…The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework has given a high level of priority assigned to health, including maternal, newborn, and child health, recognizing the critical importance for millions of women and their families (WHO, 2020). A study on rural Uttar Pradesh, India shows the likelihood of women with high ANC use delivering in an institution three times higher than for women with no ANC use (Aalok, 2005). Antenatal care, use of key maternal health services that can significantly reduce maternal mortality as available literatures suggest that the high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality are associated with inadequate and poor-quality maternal health care, including ANC.…”