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Table 7 Distribution of public health indicators among districts with and without medical school in 2019

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

Characteristics

All districts

District with at least one medical school till 2019

Districts which did not have a medical school till 2019

(N = 640)

N

Median

IQR

N

Median

IQR

Mothers who had full antenatal care

269

27.5a

11.9

39.2

369

12.6

5.3

26.8

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

269

68.8a

58.1

78.8

370

58.4

45.1

72.2

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

269

24.3a

16.8

33.2

370

20.1

11.4

31.4

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

269

89.2a

79.6

95.6

370

79.8

67.6

90.9

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

185

76.9a

68.2

84.1

299

71.2

60.0

80.8

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

268

22.6a

13.1

34.1

369

15.5

9.4

26.5

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

268

8.1a

4.4

15.8

368

6.0

3.5

10.5

  1. aVery highly significant