Change on a year earlierMarch 2020Maternal and child
Telangana: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 71.0 per 100 registrations in March 2020, against 117.9 a year earlier (−40%).
What happened
- March 2020
- 71.0
- March 2019
- 117.9
- Change
- −46.9
- Change, per cent
- −40%
Why it matters
Comparing a week or month with the same week or month a year earlier removes ordinary seasonality: monsoon-season fever, the March reporting rush. What remains is change the calendar does not explain.
For 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations, higher is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2019, which removes ordinary seasonality. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
Full history of 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Telangana
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | 71.0 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: ('1.2.7' Number of PW received 4 or more ANC check ups) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Telangana", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| March 2019 | 117.9 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2019 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/L - March.xls: ('1.2.7' Number of PW received 4 or more ANC check ups) / ('1.1' Total number of pregnant women registered for ANC) × 100; column "Telangana", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations in Telangana
- Telangana: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 65.0 per 100 registrations in April 2020 is the lowest since February 2018.
- Telangana: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 71.0 per 100 registrations in March 2020 is the lowest since March 2018.
- Telangana: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations of 76.5 per 100 registrations in February 2020 is the lowest since March 2018.
- Telangana: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 76.5 per 100 registrations in February 2020, against 103.1 a year earlier (−26%).
- Telangana: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 81.7 per 100 registrations in January 2020, against 113.0 a year earlier (−28%).
- Telangana: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 88.2 per 100 registrations in December 2019, against 136.9 a year earlier (−36%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Telangana: 4+ ANC check-ups per 100 registrations fell to 71.0 per 100 registrations in March 2020, against 117.9 a year earlier (−40%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, March 2020 (FY 2019-20, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/anc-four-plus-checkups-ratio--telangana--2020-03--yoy_change
See also Telangana and 71.0 per 100 registrations in context.