Measurement and mapping of maternal health service coverage through a novel composite index: a sub-national level analysis in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Expansion of maternal health service coverage is crucial for the survival and wellbeing of both mother and child. To date, limited literature exists on the measurement of maternal health service coverage at the sub-national level in India. The prime objectives of the study were to comprehensively measure the maternal health service coverage by generating a composite index, map India by categorizing it into low, medium and high zones and examine its incremental changes over time.

Methods

Utilising a nationally representative time series data of 15 key indicators spread across three domains of antenatal care, intranatal care and postnatal care, we constructed a novel 'Maternal Health Service Coverage Index' (MHSI) for 29 states and 5 union territories of India for t

SUBMITTER: Kiran T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9552458 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature