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Table 1 Site characteristics

From: Utilization of maternal health care services and their determinants in Karnataka State, India

 

India

South India

Karnataka

Site characteristics

Population

1,236,687

 

61,130,704 d

# States

35

  

Dominant religion

Hindu c

Hindu c

Hindu c

Women’s literacy

55 % c

68 % c

58 % c

Employment

36 % currently employed c

41 % currently employed c

40 % currently employed c

Rural/urban

32 % urban a

 

39 % urban d

Fertility rate

2.8 c

1.9 c

2.1 c

Maternal mortality ratio

178 per 100,000 live births b

105 per 100,000 live births a

144 per 100,000 live births a

Maternal health care utilization

Any ANC

76.4 % c

94 % c

89 % c

≥4 ANC

48 % c

89 % c (3+)

76 % c (3+)

Facility delivery (%)

39 % c

79 % c

65 % c

Skilled attendant at delivery

47 % c

84 % c

70 % c

  1. aWorld Health Organization Country Profile: India 2012
  2. bOffice of the Registrar of India, 2013
  3. cDemographic Health Survey 2013
  4. dRural Health Statistics in India 2012