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9803838

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
A large scale community-based study in South Kanara district of Karnataka state, India has revealed that, despite a low infant mortality rate (IMR), there is a clear association between IMR and lack of antenatal care (ANC) as well as IMR and poor quality ANC. We analyse the factors which determine the utilization of ANC and show the association between quality of ANC and maternal literacy, occupation, age and parity. Factors which are also significantly associated are socio-economic status, religion and matriarchal system. Characteristically, those who do not receive any ANC are poor, illiterate, multiparous unskilled mothers over 30 years of age and who live far away from a medical facility. This study conclusively demonstrates that even in regions where IMR is low there is enough scope to reduce it further by concentrating our efforts on the high risk population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0049-4755
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
206-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Socio-demographic determinants of antenatal care.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka State, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article