Research Article
Family Centered Approach in Primary Health Care: Experience from an Urban Area of Mangalore, India
Table 3
Status of child health interventions in the study area before the implementation of family centered approach (
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| Study variable | | % |
| Birth registered | 527 | 96.1 | Mother received essential obstetric care | 543 | 99.1 | Mother received postnatal care | 542 | 98.9 | Delivery in a healthcare setup | 528 | 96.3 | Delivery by LSCS | 64 | 11.7 | Low birth weight babies | 73 | 13.3 | Fully immunized children | 499 | 91.1 | Exclusively breast fed for 6 months | 513 | 93.6 | Vitamin A prophylaxis | 219 | 40.0 |
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Lower segment caesarean section. Children aged >9 months.
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