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Table 4.6 indicates relative positions of districts where demographic disabilities,<br />

specially related to women are higher. In terms of percentage of birth below the age of<br />

20, Dharmapuri, Salem and Theni show the highest incidence and therefore the lowest<br />

index value. Data for all the districts are given in Appendix Table 4.4. In regard to under<br />

5 mortality rate, eleven districts in Tamil Nadu have a rate higher than 90. In districts like<br />

Dharmapuri and Salem, the percentage of women giving birth to a child below the age of<br />

20 is close to 10 percent.<br />

Table 4.6: Demography Related Gender Disabilities<br />

Percent of Birth Below<br />

Percent of Under 5 Mortality<br />

Districts<br />

Age 20<br />

Districts<br />

Percent Births Index Value Under 5 Index Value<br />

below 20<br />

Mortality<br />

Dharmapuri 12.1 0.42790 Theni 105 0.71936<br />

Salem 10.4 0.51266 Virudhunagar 101 0.73757<br />

Theni 9.9 0.53606 Thoothukudi 99 0.74668<br />

Perambalur 8.1 0.63095 Madurai 98 0.75124<br />

Vellore 7.7 0.65105 Dindigul 95 0.7649<br />

Villupuram 7.1 0.67799 Villupuram 94 0.76944<br />

Cuddallore 6.5 0.71325 Coimbatore 93 0.77401<br />

Ariyalur 6.2 0.72355 Namakkal 93 0.77401<br />

Dindigul 6.1 0.73145 Thiruvannamalai 91 0.78311<br />

Thiruvallur 5.9 0.73901 Vellore 91 0.78311<br />

Source: Ranking and mapping of districts, International Institute of Population Sciences (2006), Bombay.<br />

Note: Districts are based on 2001 Census. For all districts in Tamil Nadu, see Appendix Table 4.4.<br />

4.4 Health Services<br />

The primary health care and preventive health services in Tamil Nadu are delivered<br />

through 1417 primary health centres and 8683 health sub centres that are attached to<br />

the primary centres. At the secondary level, out patient and in-patient services are<br />

provided through district head quarters/ hospitals, 155 taluk hospitals, 80 non-taluk<br />

hospitals, and 11 government dispensaries apart from some mobile medical units and<br />

some specialised hospitals.<br />

a. Health Facilities: Inter-district Profile<br />

Table 4.7 relates to the position of health facilities for women in districts as percent of<br />

women receiving 3 or more Anti Natal Care (ANC) visits during pregnancy. Districts are<br />

arranged in descending order. Women receiving at least two Tetanus Toxide (TT) vaccine<br />

are also given alongwith the corresponding index value. The extent of coverage of full<br />

immunization indicates that the coverage has been in the range of 82.5 to 98.8 percent.<br />

The corresponding figures for all the 30 districts of Tamil Nadu are given as Appendix<br />

Table 4.5.<br />

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