Journal of Population Sciences
Variables | Description/data source |
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Dependent | |
IMR | Total infant deaths aged below 1 year per 1000 live births (infant deaths/total live births * 1000) (AHS 2010) |
Independent | |
ARI | The information on children suffering from ARI in respect of all the living children [last two outcomes of pregnancy(s) resulting in live births during the reference period, i.e., 2007–2009] during 15 days preceding the date the survey has been collected (AHS 2010) |
Diarrhea | The information on children suffering from diarrhea in respect of all the living children [last two outcomes of pregnancy(s) resulting in live births during the reference period, i.e., 2007–2009] during 15 days preceding the date the survey has been collected. (AHS 2010) |
Female work participation | Total female workers irrespective of type of work/total female population * 100 (Census 2011) |
Proportion of urban population | Total of urban population/total population * 100 (Census 2011) |
Bottom wealth quintile | The wealth index is computed using household assets in AHS and used in this study. Lowest quintile is considered in the analysis as a proxy of low socioeconomic status (AHS 2010). |
Drainage facility | Includes both open and closed drainage available in a household (Census 2011) |
Drinking water from treated water | Includes drinking water from a treated/untreated source, covered well, and tube well/borehole/hand pump at the household level (Census 2011) |
Improved toilet facilities | Includes flush toilet, piped to a sewer system or a septic tank, and a pit with slab/ventilated improved pit |
Average Household Size | Number of members in a household (AHS 2010) |
Percentage of household with kachha house/electricity | Percentage of household with kachha house and electricity (Census 2011) |
Drinking water from a treated source | This is considered as the availability of drinking water from a treated source in a household. (Census 2011) |
Percentage of SC/ST | (Percentage of SC/total population) * 100 (Census 2011) |
Percentage of literate women | Defined using percentage of literate women in district (Census 2011) |
Percentage of safe delivery | Based on proportion of women’s reporting safe delivery (AHS, 2-11) |
Percentage of women with more than 3 ANC | Based on proportion of women’s reporting more than 3 ANC (DLHS-3) |
Percentage of children who received care within 24 h of birth (PNC) | Based on proportion of women’s receiving care within 24 h of birth (DLHS-3) |
Percentage of women availed JSY | Based on proportion of women’s receiving care within 24 h of birth (DLHS-3) |
Proportion of PHC functional 24 h in districts | Calculated based on facility information whether PHC functional 24 h. (DLHS-3) |
Distance to district hospital | Based on facility information distance to district hospital (DLHS-3) |
Percentage of PHC with labor room available in district | Information obtained from facility survey percentage of PHC having labor room (DLHS-3) |
Average population covered by PHC | Calculated based on facility information at PHC level (DLHS-3) |