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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF PUNJAB PAKISTAN

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Comparative Analysis of Maternal Mortality in Selected Districts of Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

    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.

    Maternal Mortality, Health Status, Punjab

    (1) Irfan Hussain Khan
    PhD Scholar, Department of Economics, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Muhammad Rizwan Yaseen
    Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Sofia Anwar
    Dean & Chairperson, Department of Economics, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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    TURABIAN : Khan, Irfan Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan Yaseen, and Sofia Anwar. "Comparative Analysis of Maternal Mortality in Selected Districts of Punjab, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. I (2021): 495-508. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-I).50