Table 1 Definitions and descriptive statistics of variables on maternal care in India by source of provider, 2004–15
Variable | Definition | Descriptive statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre NHM (2004) | Post NHM (2014) | ||||||
Public | Private | Total | Public | Private | Total | ||
Ante-Natal Care (ANC) | Percentage of mothers who received any of the ante-natal check-ups during pregnancy. | 43.34 | 32.04 | 75.38 | 55.13 | 35.30 | 90.43 |
Institutional Delivery | Percentage of mothers who delivered at either public or private health care facility | 21.97 | 22.31 | 43.28 | 53.17 | 29.47 | 82.64 |
Post Natal Care (PNC) | Percentage of mothers who availed any post natal services following childbirth. | 28.52 | 35.90 | 64.42 | 45.69 | 33.62 | 79.31 |
All three maternal care services | Percentage of mothers who received all of the three maternal care services (ANC, natal care and PNC). | 11.32 | 11.54 | 31.80 | 31.22 | 20.20 | 66.09 |
Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) on Institutional Delivery in US$ | Total expenditure on institutional delivery net of reimbursement (mean) | 42 | 170 | 56 | 46 | 300 | 138 |
Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) on all three maternal care services in US$ | Total expenditure on ANC, natal and post-natal care net of reimbursement (mean) | 60 | 260 | 170 | 86 | 478 | 239 |