Research Article

Inequality in the Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services in Odisha, India

Table 1

Socioeconomic and demographic profile of Odisha and KBK region, India.

CharacteristicsOverallKBK

Number of districts1308
Population141.9 million8.63 million
Scheduled castes117.017.1
Scheduled tribes122.938.7
Sex ratio19781011
Literacy173.4556.12
Fertility22.3ā€”
MMR3235ā€”
Delivery at home228.168.1 (Nabarangpur)
Mean age at marriage for females221.719.8 (Nabarangpur)

Source: 1Census, 2011 [21], 2Annual Health Survey [22], and 3Sample Registration System, 2013 [15].