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V. S. Chitre ¹, S. Mulay ¹, R. Nagarajan ¹, Usha Ram ¹, A. M. Pisal ¹

Affiliations
1 Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, IN

Abstract

The present study is the outcome of a team research undertaken at the Population Research Centre of the Gokhale institute of Politics and Economics. The study tries to calculate the cost of providing hospital services on a per capita basis spread over seven districts of Maharashtra in the year 1999-2000. Average cost is calculated separately for each of the components like fixed and variable cost. An inter-districts comparison is also attempted to show the spatial difference in cost associated with hospital services. Lastly it argues the case of increasing efficiency in two ways: (i) by increasing the entitlements to health care and (ii) by lowering the costs.

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R. Nagarajan ¹, S. Mulay ¹

Affiliations
1 Population Research Centre, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune 411004, IN

Abstract

The child sex ratio (f/m) in Maharashtra has declined by 33 points from 946 in 1991 to 913 in 2001. The present study tries to understand the possible role of Ultrasound Sonography Centres in this context. The study uses data on child sex ratio from Census of India 2001 and the data on district-wise Ultrasound Sonography Centres from the State Family Welfare Bureau, Government of Maharashtra. It is observed that the sonography centres in Maharashtra are unevenly distributed across 35 districts. Correlation and regression analyses at the district level confirm a significant negative association/relationship between the availability of sonography facilities and child sex ratio in Maharashtra. The results, of course, indicate that there is a need to regulate the proliferation and functioning of sonography centres.

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