Table 1. Study population parameters.
Parameters | Number |
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Population of Sangrah Block | 77000 |
Expected number of deliveries1 | 2180 |
Actual number of deliveries | 2010 |
Total live births identified | 1997 |
Number of Post-natal visits made by ASHA workers by Day2 | n (%) |
Day 1 (for home births) | 203 (57) |
Day 3 | 1555 (78) |
Day 7 | 1734 (87) |
Day 14 | 1687(84) |
Day 21 | 1606 (80) |
Day 28 | 1498(75) |
Day 42 | 1261(63) |
1Birth rate of 17/1000, 109 births per month for a total of 20 months
2For Day 1 visits N = 355 as this is applicable only for home births; for remaining visits N = 1977