Table 7.
Distribution of public health indicators among districts with and without medical school in 2019
| 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 |
aVery highly significant