Open AccessComparative Analysis of Maternal Mortality in Selected Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Irfan Hussain Khan,
Muhammad Yaseen,
Sofia Anwar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global social sciences review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-793X
pISSN - 2520-0348
DOI - 10.31703/gssr.2021(vi-i).50
Subject(s) - sanitation , residence , environmental health , family income , socioeconomics , household income , health education , geography , government (linguistics) , child mortality , business , medicine , demography , public health , economic growth , population , economics , sociology , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , pathology
This study aims to estimate determinants of MM in selected districts of Punjab. Data have been extracted from 196 families from three respective districts. Education, safe water availability, sanitation, health infrastructure, immunization card, family size, residence, household income, and ANC visits are taken as independent variables. Education, family size, poor and middle-income class variables had a positive and significant effect on the MM in DG Khan. This study revealed that education, safe water, and income show positive and significant impact on MM in Chakwal district. While, sanitation variable, area of residence and health infrastructure shown negative and significant impact health. The study found that education, household income and family size had a positive and significant effect on the MM in Sialkot. While, Safe water availability, sanitation, health infrastructure and immunization card have negative and insignificant effect on female health. Government should give more strength to integrated reproductive and newborn child health (IRMNCH) program.