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标题：A study of maternal and child health issues among migratory construction workers
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作者：Ashish Trivedi ; Das Bidisha ; Niraj Pandit 等
期刊名称：Healthline
印刷版ISSN：2229-337X
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：2
出版社：Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Gujarat
摘要：Background - According to recent census 2011,the total population of India is 1.21 billion. In2001, 309 million persons were migrants basedon place of last residence, which constituteabout 30% of the population. The female andchildren are considered associated migrant inIndia. They are more vulnerable to health andsocial issues. The present study was conductedto assess the various aspects of Maternl andchild healrh (MCH) issues among migratoryfamilies.Study method - It was a cross sectional studyand conducted in the Sumandeep VidypeethCampus, Piparia, district Vadodara . There were52 families working in campus and all wereinterviewed for study.Results- Almost 73% of women were illiteratewith mean age of menarche 13 years and meanage for marriage 17 years and mean age for firstbirth 19years. All were from tribal community.Only one child was fully immunized out of 11children between 12-23 months. Two maternaldeaths and death of two children of less thanfive years were reported among 52 families inlast two years.Conclusion - The study reflects that the group ismore vulnerable and there is need to focus onthis group to achieve goals of MCH
关键词：¨C construction site worker; migrant;MCH indicators; maternal deaths; contraceptive;usage