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Some Facts About Indian Women |
| | Characteristics | | | 1 | Median age at marriage among women 20-49 (years) | 16.7 | | 2 | Median age at first birth among women 20-49 (years) | 19.6 | | 3 | Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 pregnancies) | 540 | | 4 | Percent of births where mothers were assisted at delivery by a: | | | | Doctor (%) | 30.3 | | | Nurse/midwife (%) | 11.4 | | | Traditional birth attendant (%) | 35.0 | | 5 | Percent regularly exposed to mass media (%) | 59.7 | | 6 | Percent working in the past 12 months (%) | 39.2 | | Source: National Family Health Survey, Round 2, 1998-99 | |
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