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Table 1 Comparison of Intervention and Comparison Districts for Safe Childbirth Checklist Intervention, at Baseline (2011–12)
| Indicators | Intervention Districts | Comparison districts | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-Demographic indicators | Census 2011 | ||
| Population (total) | 2,148,061 | 2,507,706 | |
| Literacy rate (%) | 63 | 70 | |
| Proportion Households having Monthly income Less than Rs. 5000) | 67 | 63 | |
| Maternal & child health indicators | Annual Survey, 2012–2013 | ||
| Institutional deliveries (%) Rural | 77 | 79 | |
| Mothers who received any Antenatal check-up (%) | 49 | 52 | |
| Children breastfed within one hour of birth (%) | 55 | 63 | |
| NMR Rural (per 1000 live births) | 39∙67 | 40.71∙ | |
| Pregnancy and Child Tracking System (PCTS,) | PCTS 2011–2012 | ||
| Delivery load (Annual) | 120,480 | 108,887 | |
| SBR per 1000 births (for 34 study facilities)a | 23∙45 | 24∙10 | |
| Rapid assessment survey by Jhpiego (district data) | 2012 | ||
| Infrastructure (%) | |||
| Electricity backup | 88 | 89 | |
| Running water for hand-washing | 87 | 89 | |
| Availability of blood bank and blood storage | 15 | 21 | |
| Human Resource (compared against Indian Public Health Standard %) | |||
| At District Hospitals | |||
| Specialists (Obstetrician/Gynecologist) | 100 | 93 | |
| Pediatrician | 112 | 93 | |
| Staff nurses | 30 | 43 | |
| At Community Health Centres | |||
| Specialists (Obstetrician/Gynecologist) | 15 | 31 | |
| Pediatrician | 30 | 33 | |
| Staff nurses | 59 | 52 | |
| Staff nurses and ANMs trained in skill birth attendant (SBA) | 19 | 20 | |
| Availability of Oxytocin | 97 | 95 | |
| Magnesium sulphate | 18 | 20 | |
