A study of public health indicators of morang Nepal by lot quality assurance sampling method
1District Public Health Office, Jhapa, Nepal. nrsubba@hotmail.com
Abstract:
This article presents the findings of public health status indicators of Morang District as studied by Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) methods 2006. The contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) and women receiving antenatal service from health workers were 42.0% and 46.0%, respectively. A total of 80.0% mothers were receiving iron tablets whereas 55.0% mothers gave history of taking Vita A during their last pregnancy. Nearly three-fifth (57.0%) of deliveries was conducted by health workers. Thirty-one percent of mothers fed their breast milk within 1 hour during last natal period. These figures were higher compared with previous years.
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