Abstract

This paper studies the impact of antenatal care on maternal mortality rate among the tribal society through a cross section study on the Karbis, the third largest scheduled tribe of Assam, India. Applying the regression analysis, it has been found that utilization of antenatal care service and maternal death has negatively related.Full antenatal care visits can reduce the number of maternal deaths. The paper recommends for expansion of antenatal care services through public awareness programmes,involvement of the community and increase government intervention to remove the gap between availability and accessibility of healthcare services and thereby improve the maternal health of the Karbis

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