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. 2011 Dec;29(6):629–638. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i6.9900

Table 2.

Coverage and pace of IMNCI training

A. Coverage of IMNCI training by state (14 selected states)
State No. of IMNCIdistricts (n=203) % of workers trained (of all health workers in district) Average no. of workers trained per year per district
Andhra Pradesh 2 33 1,062
Assam 9 41 247
Bihar 15 22 440
Chattisgarh 18 90 1,285
Gujarat 18 75.4 1,043
Jharkhand 13 20 490
Karnataka 14 25 328
Madhya Pradesh 15 64.3 528
Maharashtra 25 35 547
Orissa 16 42.6 584
Rajasthan 17 49.4 208
Tamil Nadu 20 51.5 656
Uttar Pradesh 18 50.9 590
West Bengal 3 62.5 372
B. Pace of training by year of initiation
Year of initiation No. of districts (n=198)* % of workers trained (by September 2009) No. of workers trained per month
2005 12 82.9 949
2006 20 88.7 1,230
2007 78 62.5 4,700
2008 88 19.4 2,885

*Excludes districts that initiated IMNCI in 2009;

IMNCI=Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness