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P. V. SRIVIDYA / The hindu.
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“Deeply rooted gender inequality” has failed women's access to healthcare, says the Human Development Report for the district for 2009. A telling pointed made by the HDR commissioned under the Gandhigram University for the period from 2003-07 revealed the extent to which snapped reproductive rights of women has triggered a vicious cycle of poverty of health.
Multiple pregnancies, preference for sons, inability to take a stance against the family, and underlying patriarchal social mores – have impacted on the health of women, including maternal mortality, infant mortaility, low birth weight, ante-natal anaemia among others .
The Still Birth Rate of Nagapattinam, according to 2003 figures of the Department of Health was 16.7, higher than the State average of 15.5. However, in comparison to districts such as Trichy(19.4); Madurai(18.8); Perambalur(21.2); Pudukottai(20.8); and Theni (19.9), Nagapattinam was still lower; yet long way to touch Chennai(3.0) and Kanyakumari(6.6) Within the district, 2007 figures reveal that Kizhvelur block had the higher SBR average of 25.05.
Infant Mortality Rates stood at 30.2, marginally higher than State average of 30.1. The HDR observed that among the blocks highest IMR was at Thirumarugal(28.07) and lowest at Kuthalam(16.20); but relatively urbanized Mayiladuthurai(22.26) and Nagapattinam(22.33) had recorded higher IMR, suggesting that presence of private healthcare has not made tangible contribution, the report said.
The Maternal Mortality Rate average was 1.47 for the five-year period. In 2003, MMR for Nagapattinam (1.23) and for Tamil Nadu (0.9).
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