Child
health of the four major million
plus cities of Madhya Pradesh (MP) State of India has been discussed
here. These four major
million plus cities of Madhya
Pradesh State of India are: Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior.
INDORE
Indore is the largest city, the commercial
capital and the headquarters of Indore
District in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Indore is located
190 km west of the state capital of Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian
census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631 and is fourteenth most populous city in India, with a
total metropolitan area population of approximately 2.3
million. It is the 147th largest city in the world. Indore is the
only city of India with both an Indian
Institute of Management (IIM) and
an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Indore Urban Agglomeration (UA) has the highest population in the State.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Indore City is 1,960,631. The sex ratio of
Indore City is 921 per 1000 males,
whereas Child sex ratio is 886 per 1000 boys.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010,
the Child health of urban Indore district is
presented as below.
Child
Immunization
About
77% of children were fully immunized. Those who received Vitamin A dose were 65%.
Birth Weight
In 92% cases birth weight of the child
was taken and based on that 23% of children were low birth weight (<2.5Kg). About 86% of births were registered
and 79% had birth certificates.
Childhood Diseases
Children with diarrhea, Acute Respiratory
Infection and fever were reported as 9%, 10% and 16% respectively. Those who sought treatment for fever were
over 88%.
Breast Feeding
Only
36% of children were exclusively breast feed.
Infant & Child
Mortality
The IMR was 34 per 1000 live births.
The Neo Natal Mortality Rate was high at 20 and Post Neo Natal at 14. Under 5
Child Mortality Rate was 43.
BHOPAL
Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh.
Bhopal district has the highest urban population (over 80%). Also Bhopal city is one of the million
plus cities of the State. The high rate of urbanization is attributed to its
administrative, trading, tourism based economic activities. Bhopal is a fascinating amalgam of scenic beauty,
old historic city and modern urban planning.
The two lakes of Bhopal still dominate the
city, and are indeed its nucleus. Bhopal today presents a multi-faceted
profile; the old city with its marketplaces and fine old mosques and
palaces still bears the aristocratic imprint of its former rulers, among them
the succession of powerful Begums who ruled Bhopal from 1819 to 1926.
Equally impressive is the new city with its verdant, exquisitely laid out parks
and gardens, broad avenues and streamlined modern edifices. It is greener
and cleaner than most cities in the country.
Bhopal Urban Agglomeration (UA) has
the second highest population. As per provisional reports of Census India,
population of Bhopal City is 1,795,648.
The sex ratio of Bhopal City is 911 per 1000 males, whereas Child sex ratio is
917 per 1000 boys.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010, the
Child health of urban Bhopal district is presented as below.
Child
Immunization
About
66% of children were fully immunized. Those who received Vitamin A dose were 77%.
Birth Weight
In 89% cases birth weight of the child
was taken and based on that 15% of children were low birth weight (<2.5Kg). About 89% of births were registered
and 84% had birth certificates.
Childhood Diseases
Children with diarrhea, Acute Respiratory
Infection and fever were reported as 18%, 11% and 20% respectively. Those suffering from fever who sought
treatment were 91%.
Breast Feeding
Only
39% of children were exclusively breast feed.
Infant & Child
Mortality
The IMR was 46 per 1000 live births.
The Neo Natal Mortality Rate was high at 25 and Post Neo Natal at 21. Under 5
Child Mortality Rate was 58.
JABALPUR
Jabalpur is one of the major million plus cities of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the third largest urban
agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the 38th largest urban agglomeration in India as per the 2011 census
statistics.
Jabalpur
is the administrative headquarters of Jabalpur
district (the second most populous district of
Madhya Pradesh) and Jabalpur
division. Jabalpur also is the headquarter of the Electricity Board of state
Madhya Pradesh as well as the High Court of the state Madhya Pradesh is located
here.
Jabalpur
is known for its picturesque marble rock formations across the banks of the
river Narmada. Being the army headquarters of five states (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand),
one sixth of the city is occupied by the Indian
Army.
The population of Jabalpur
city is 1,054,336. The sex ratio of Jabalpur city is 929 females
per 1000 males. As per Census 2011, the child sex ratio is 901 per 1000 boys.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010,
the Child health of urban Jabalpur district are presented as below.
Child
Immunization
About 72% of children were fully
immunized. Those who received Vitamin A dose were 65%.
Birth
Weight
In 83% cases birth weight of the child
was taken and based on that 28% of children were low birth weight (<2.5Kg). About 92% of births were registered and
88% had birth certificates.
Childhood
Diseases
Children with diarrhea, Acute Respiratory
Infection and fever were reported as 13%, 23% and 31% respectively. Those who sought treatment for these were at
least 90%.
Breast
Feeding
Only 32% of children were exclusively
breast feed.
Infant
& Child Mortality
The IMR was 46 per 1000 live births.
The Neo Natal Mortality Rate was high at 31 and Post Neo Natal at 15. Under 5
Child Mortality was 52.
GWALIOR
Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh, lying 122 kilometres
south of Agra, and 423 kilometers
north of Bhopal, the state
capital. It is 40th among Indian cities. Gwalior occupies a
strategic location in the Gird region of India, and the city and its fortress
have served as the center of several of historic northern Indian kingdoms.
Gwalior is the administrative headquarters of Gwalior
district and Gwalior division.
Gwalior
is the fourth largest city of Madhya Pradesh and is often referred to as the
tourist capital of the state. Gwalior was the capital of Madhya Bharat [1947-1956] before the creation of the
Madhya Pradesh state.
The Gwalior city is among the top four
cities of the state in terms of total population. As per provisional reports of Census India,
population of Gwalior City in 2011
is 1,053,505; of which males and females are 560,887 and 492,618 respectively.
The sex ratio of Gwalior city is 878 females per 1000 males.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010,
the Child health of urban Gwalior district are presented as below.
Child
Immunization
About 72% of children were fully
immunized. Those who received Vitamin A dose were 53%.
Birth
Weight
In 82% cases birth weight of the child
was taken and based on that 29% of children were low birth weight (<2.5Kg). About 77% of births were registered
and 68% had birth certificates.
Childhood
Diseases
Children with diarrhea, Acute Respiratory
Infection and fever were reported as 17%, 14% and 19% respectively. Those who sought treatment for these were at
least 84%.
Breast
Feeding
Only 35% of children were exclusively
breast feed for six months.
Infant
& Child Mortality
The IMR was 50 per 1000 live births. The Neo Natal
Mortality Rate was high at 34 and Post Neo Natal at 15. Under 5 Child Mortality
was 66.
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