Table 2.

Percentage of Muslim women utilizing maternal health care services with selected background characteristics, India, 2005–06 and 2015–16

Background Variables	NFHS-3 (2005–06)			NFHS-4 (2015–16)
	Full ANC	SBA	PNC	Full ANC	SBA	PNC
Place of Residence
Urban	14.2	63.1	50.6	25.3	84.2	65.7
Rural	6.9	27.0	18.4	11.5	66.6	47.3
Age group
15–24	10.1	42.8	32.1	18.2	77.5	56.4
25–34	10.0	38.4	29.3	17.8	73.9	56.2
35–49	3.7	26.0	19.0	10.9	60.7	44.6
Birth Order
1	16.5	58.8	58.8	22.0	83.5	64.7
2	13.0	45.6	45.6	20.9	76.7	58.8
3 and above	5.1	26.7	26.7	11.2	63.1	45.5
Educational Status
No Education	2.6	21.9	12.9	6.1	58.6	40.1
Primary Education	8.2	40.5	26.3	11.9	69.6	48.0
Secondary Education	21.6	71.6	58.2	25.1	86.3	66.1
Higher Education	39.3	94.9	88.4	39.1	95.5	78.7
Media Exposure
No	1.9	19.7	11.9	6.3	56.6	36.5
Yes	13.7	51.0	39.3	22.2	82.4	63.4
Caste
Scheduled Caste	0.8	22.8	12.9	8.8	67.5	42.0
Scheduled Tribe	7.1	27.1	20.7	12.5	70.2	48.4
OBC	9.8	39.6	29.2	17.9	73.1	55.9
Others	9.4	40.1	31.8	16.9	73.5	53.5
Wealth Index
Poorest	1.3	12.3	5.5	4.8	52.2	30.9
Poorer	3.4	21.5	13.0	9.1	66.5	44.6
Middle	6.7	35.4	24.0	16.6	78.9	59.2
Richer	15.1	66.0	50.1	25.9	87.1	69.2
Richest	28.5	83.3	69.2	34.2	92.6	76.5

Full ANC= Full ante-natal care; SBA= Skilled attendants at birth; PNC= Post-natal care