Maternal and Child Health — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: there is one anganwadi superviser per _____ population

Answer: 25000

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Flashcard 32: _____ post natal visits are required for a normal birth weight baby (institutional delivery) according to Indian criteria

Answer: 6

Flashcard 33: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is under the Ministry of _____

Answer: Women and Child Development

Flashcard 34: Eligible beneficiaries of JSSK (Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram) are:

Answer: Pregnant women and sick infants (up to 1 year of age)

Flashcard 35: Family Planning Indicators: * **Eligible Couples (EC)** → _____ * **Couple Protection Rate (CPR)** = \\(\\frac{\\text{Total number of ECs protected by any approved method{\\text{Total number of ECs in community}} \\times 100\\%\\)}} * **Effective Couple Protection Rate (ECPR)** = Percentage of eligible couples protected taking into account the use-effectiveness of the methods * Use-effectiveness of methods for ECPR calculation: * Condoms → 50% * IUDs → 95% * OCPs → 100% * Sterilization → 100% * **Pearl Index** (failures per 100 woman-years) = \\(\\frac{\\text{Total accidental pregnancies} \\times 1200}{\\text{Total months of exposure \\)}}

Answer: Currently married couple with wife in reproductive age (15-49 years)

Extra: The reproductive age group is typically 15-49 years. **Effective Couple Protection Rate (ECPR)** accounts for the 'use-effectiveness' of the method: - Sterilization: 100% - IUD: 95% - OCP: 100% - Condoms: 50% **Pearl Index** is the standard for expressing contraceptive failure rates. - Denominator is in months: multiply by 1200. - Denominator is in woman-years: multiply by 100.

Flashcard 36: Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) counts the deaths of children of _____ age

Answer: <5 years

Extra: The Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) refers to the probability of dying before reaching age 5, per 1,000 live births. In contrast, the Child Mortality Rate (also known as the Child Death Rate or 1-4 year mortality rate) specifically counts deaths of children aged 1 to 4 years.

Flashcard 37: The **inverted red triangle** is the logo of the _____.

Answer: Family Planning Programme

Flashcard 38: Nayi Pehal kits are for newly married couples under the _____ strategy

Answer: Mission Parivar Vikas

Extra: Mission Parivar Vikas targets 145 high-fertility districts in 7 states. The 'Nayi Pehal' kit (marriage kit) includes contraceptives and counseling material.

Flashcard 39: Current Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India is _____ per lakh live births

Answer: 97

Extra: According to the Special Bulletin on MMR (SRS 2018-20): - India's MMR: 97 per lakh live births. - SRS 2017-19: 103 per lakh live births. - SRS 2016-18: 113 per lakh live births. - SDG Target 3.1: Reduce MMR to less than 70 per 1,00,000 live births by 2030. Note: Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) uses "live births" as the denominator, whereas Maternal Mortality Rate uses "women of reproductive age".

Flashcard 40: components of GOBIFF initiative are

Answer: - Growth monitoring - Oral rehydration - Breastfeeding - Immunization - Female education - Family spacing - Food supplementation

Extra: The GOBI-FFF initiative was introduced by UNICEF to improve child survival.