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Table 1 Key socioeconomic and public health indicators chosen for analysis

From: Medical schools in India: pattern of establishment and impact on public health - a Geographic Information System (GIS) based exploratory study

Domains

Key Indicators

Indicate:

Population and household profile

•Households with electricity,

•Households using improved sanitation facility,

•Households using clean fuel for cooking,

•Women who are literate.

Socio-economic Status of districts

Maternal and child health

•Mothers who had full antenatal care,

•Mothers who received postnatal care from a doctor/ nurse/ LHV/ ANM/ midwife/ other health personnel within 2 days of delivery,

•Children who received a health check after birth from a doctor/nurse/LHV/ANM/ midwife/other health personnel within 2 days of birth,

•Births assisted by a doctor/ nurse/LHV/ANM/other health personnel,

•Children with fever or symptoms of ARI in the last 2 weeks preceding the survey taken to a health facility,

•Women Age 15–49 Years Who Have Ever Undergone Examinations of Cervix,

•Women Age 15–49 Years Who Have Ever Undergone Examinations of Breast.

Public health status of districts