Primary Health ; Good Health in a State Is Captured by the Infant Mortality Rate, the Percentage of Births Assisted by Trained Personnel As That Also Impacts Maternal Health, and Registered Doctors On a Per Capita Basis.

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Good health in a state is captured by the infant mortality rate, the percentage of births assisted by trained personnel as that also impacts maternal health, and registered doctors on a per capita basis. Access to water is critical for good hygiene which has a direct impact on health outcomes, and this is captured by the proportion of households with access to tap water. Removal of biases against women as well as the girl child is critical and this is captured by the sex-ratio (females per male) as well as the girl- boy infant mortality ratio.Many health problems are due to poor practices, and greater government expenditure also reflects the importance paid to health issues.Therefore per capita expenditure on health and familywelfare by the state government is also included.

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Primary Health ; Good Health in a State Is Captured by the Infant Mortality Rate, the Percentage of Births Assisted by Trained Personnel As That Also Impacts Maternal Health, and Registered Doctors On a Per Capita Basis.

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