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A Comparison of The Various Maternal Health Indicators and Its Association To Infant Mortality Rate in the BIMARU States Built on The NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 Data

Author(s) Swapana John
Country India
Abstract Aim: The present research aims to compare the maternal health indicators and its association to infant mortality rate in the BIMARU states built on the NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 Data. It also presents an uphill or downhill growth pattern in the BIMARU states.
Material Method: The methodology that was applied to do the research work was a narrative, descriptive. The NFHS 4&5 fact sheets for the BIMARU states namely Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were used. From the last NFHS-4 and the recent NFHS-5 data, a comparison was done for the BIMARU states for the various maternal health indicators.
Result and Discussion: The various tables display the various health indicators.
Conclusion: There has been a consistent improvement made by the BIMARU states in the field of maternal health indicators as per NFHS-5 compared to NFHS-4 data. The comparative result shows a decrease of Infant Mortality Rate in the BIMARU states. However, there is still a vast scope for improvement in the health parameters of the pregnant women all the BIMARU states. However, Uttar Pradesh needs major efforts to improve their NMR and IMR data.
Keywords Maternal health conditions, BIMARU, NFHS, women, infant mortality rate, maternal health indicators.
Field Biology > Medical / Physiology
Published In Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024
Published On 2024-08-01
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.25194
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