Poverty in India :
- Receny decision of government to raise the marraiage age for woman ha come under severe criticism for ignoring social realities like poverty,education and access to health care services.
- In this regard for the first time, a study was conducted on usage of institutional delivary in india which is the major driving force in reducing material mortality due to child birth related compllications.
- Poverty,education, and exposure to a community health worker are more important than the age of marriage in determining if a mother has safe birth at medical facility.
- In assam and chattisgarh , woman with high educational qualifications who chose health facilities are 5 times higher than woman with out eduction.
- Percentage of women choosing health facilities from rich sections were higher than poor women in various states.