District-level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-III) - 2007-08.

detailed report visit https://nrhm-mis.nic.in/ui/reports/dlhsiii/INDIAREPORTDLHS3.pdf

INDIA
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SC

ST

Other
Backward
Classes

Level of education of ever married

women aged 15-49 years)

For

Others

Non-literate

46.9

58.5

55.8

49.5

32.1

Years of schooling (6-8 years)

14.7

12.6

14.0

14.6

16.5

Birth Order (3+)

37.4

41.7

40.5

38.9

30.3

Any ante-natal check-up

75.1

72.7

65.9

74.7

83.8

Number of ANC visits (3+)

49.7

45.2

42.2

48.4

60.4

Institutional Deliveries

46.9

41.9

32.5

47.8

58.9

Safe Delivery

52.3

47.7

37.6

55.3

64.3

Reasons for not going to health

institutions for delivery
Cost too much

23.0

25.9

22.0

24.2

18.5

Poor quality service

4.4

4.1

5.7

3.9

4.2

Too far/No transport

10.5

8.5

18.7

7.8

8.7

No time to go

23.7

22.7

27.2

21.3

25.5

Not necessary

34.3

34.1

31.8

35.2

35.3

Not customary

8.1

6.3

9.3

7.8

7.1

Better care at home

17.3

17.6

13.5

19.0

17.7

Family did not allow

6.8

6.4

5.2

7.6

7.2

Lack of knowledge

6.5

7.3

6.4

7.1

4.4

Others

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.5

3.1

Check-up within 2 weeks after

delivery
Check-up within 48 hours after
delivery
Complication during pregnancy

49.5

45.7

36.1

50.4

60.2

47.5

43.6

33.2

48.7

58.3

58.8

59.7

50.3

61.0

60.5

Sought treatment for pregnancy

complication
Sought treatment for post-delivery
complication

55.3

52.0

45.4

55.5

63.3

57.7

57.5

42.9

60.1

62.6

13

Children receuved check-up within

24 hours of birth

44.5

42.0

32.6

45.1

56.0

14

Breastfeeding within one hour of

birth
Full Immunisation

40.5

37.9

52.6

35.2

40.8

53.5

52.6

45.5

51.8

63.1

16

Children received Hepatitis-B

Injection

28.9

26.8

20.4

29.4

36.5

17

Children suffered from Diarrhoea

11.7

12.8

9.9

12.2

11.7

8
9
10
11
12

15

18

Children who suffered from

Diarrhoea sought
advice/treatment

70.6

72.6

57.9

71.9

74.7

19

Children suffered from ARI

11.4

12.0

7.9

12.2

11.8

20

Children who suffered from ARI

sought advice/treatment
Current use of contraceptive
methods (Any modern Method)

77.4

77.7

65.3

78.6

81.6

48.2

49.0

42.0

47.5

52.3

Female Sterilisations

35.8

39.1

30.7

37.9

33.8

Male Sterilisations

1.1

1.1

2.1

0.7

1.0

IUD Insertions

1.8

0.9

2.0

1.4

2.8

20.5

20.1

21.4

22.2

17.7

40.7

39.6

32.6

40.9

46.1

10.5

10.5

7.5

11.9

10.0

21

22
23
24

Total unmet need for family

planning
Women sought treatment for
STI/RTI problems
Women tested for HIV