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Table 8 Distribution of public health indicators among group B districts (which did not have a medical school in 2009) with and without a new medical school

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

Characteristics

Districts which did not have a medical school in 2009

(N = 463)

Opened a new medical school during 2009–2019

Districts which did not have a medical school till 2019

N

Median

IQR

N

Median

IQR

Mothers who had full antenatal care

92

18.8a

7.6

34.3

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

92

65.0a

55.5

75.0

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

92

22.2

15.8

31.3

370

20.1

11.4

31.4

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

92

84.6a

75.6

92.3

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

72

76.0a

66.6

82.0

299

71.2

60.0

80.8

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

91

22.6a

12.9

28.9

369

15.5

9.4

26.5

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

91

8.7a

4.4

15.6

368

6.0

3.5

10.5

  1. asignificant Mann-Whitney U test