Open AccessMaternal health status in tribal India: A 5-year intervention program and its outcome
Author(s) -
Amit Sengupta,
Mamata Sahoo,
Amna Khan,
Raziya B. Shaikh,
Rukhsar Khan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_158_19
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , health promotion , psychological intervention , referral , environmental health , reproductive health , community health , population , nursing , public health , economic growth , economics
There is poor penetration of evidence-based maternal health care provided under national health programs in resource-poor underserved regions. A well-planned locally acceptable community-driven comprehensive health promotion strategy and quality health care delivery mechanism is necessary to improve the situation.