title: Coverage of ante-natal care in a block of West Bengal using lot quality assurance sampling.
abstract: A cross-sectional study using lot quality technique was undertaken among a sample of 198 women in 18 sub-centers (lots) of Bankura-I Community Development Block who had delivered in last 12 months preceding the survey to find out the sub-center(s) with 'acceptable' coverage (> or = 50%) and overall coverage of 'appropriate' antenatal care of the block. Registration before 12 weeks, three antenatal check-ups with checking of BP, weight, edema and abdominal examination, distribution of 100 IFA tablets and adequate tetanus prophylaxis were taken collectively as a measure of'appropriate' antenatal care. Out of 18 sub-centers, only one had 'acceptable' coverage of appropriate antenatal care. The overall coverage of 'appropriate' antenatal care was 29.1% in the study Block.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinhababu
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Soren
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D055810:Lot Quality Assurance Sampling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data