87 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from 1. Background, published by nhsrcindia.org. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 29 of the 87 pairs (33.3%) are explanatory questions and 58 restate a figure. 93.10% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 87 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What is the meaning of OOPE in the context of health expenditure? | [Total Medical Expenditure + Transportation Cost] – Reimbursement | hh MPW – Multi Purpose Health Worker (Female + Male) ii MO MBBS (Full Time) jj Specialist (All Specialist) kk Sources are mentioned at the end of Annexure 1 * Estimated by NHSRC using unit level data of NSSO 2017-18, where OOPE = [Total Medical Expenditure + Transportation Cost] – Reimbursement Ranking: Human Resource Index of West Bengal15 Category Total (Regular + NHM) Required | 230 | definition | 1.000 | hh MPW – Multi Purpose Health Worker (Female + Male) ii MO MBBS (Full Time) jj Specialist (All Specialist) kk Sources are mentioned at the end of Annexure 1 * Estimated by NHSRC using unit level data of NSSO 2017-18, where OOPE = [Total Medical Expenditure + Transportation Cost] – Reimbursement Ranking: Human Resource Index of West Bengal15 Category Total (Regular + NHM) Required | 14 | page=14,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What metric is used to measure sex ratio at birth? | Sex Ratio At Birth (Females/1000 Males) | (Green – Good Performance, Red – Poor Performance) (District Wise Rural Urban Stats Not Available) Serial No. States/Districts Data Source Sex Ratio At Birth (Females/1000 Males) Households with any usual member covered under a health insurance/ financing scheme (%) Women Literate 15-49 Age (%) Women Age 20-24 Years Married Before 18 (%) Any Method Used For Family Planning By Currently Married Women Age 15-49 years (%) | 139 | definition | 1.000 | States/Districts Data Source Sex Ratio At Birth (Females/1000 Males) Households with any usual member covered under a health insurance/ financing scheme (%) Women Literate 15-49 Age (%) Women Age 20-24 Years Married Before 18 (%) Any Method Used For Family Planning By Currently Married Women Age 15-49 years (%) | 20 | page=20,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What constitutes full antenatal care? | at least four antenatal visits, at least one tetanus toxoid (TT) injection and iron folic acid tablets or syrup taken for 100 or more days | Red – Worst five performing districts within the districts for a particular indicator C. * Full antenatal care is at least four antenatal visits, at least one tetanus toxoid (TT) injection and iron folic acid tablets or syrup taken for 100 or more days D. ** Based on the youngest child living with the mother E. # Breastfed children receiving 4 or more food groups and a minimum meal frequency, non-breastfed children fed with a minimum of 3 Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices (fed with other milk or milk products at least twice a day, a minimum meal frequency that is receiving solid or semi-solid food at least twice a day for breastfed infants 6-8 months and at least three times a day for breastfed children 9-23 months, and solid or semi-solid foods from at least four food groups not including the milk or milk products food group) F. ^ Below -2 standard deviations, based on the WHO standard. | 114 | definition | 0.980 | * Full antenatal care is at least four antenatal visits, at least one tetanus toxoid (TT) injection and iron folic acid tablets or syrup taken for 100 or more days D. | 21 | |||
| What has been the change in prevalence of anaemia in West Bengal? | increased from 62.2% to 70.8% | Around 98.6% of all reported deliveries took place in institutions, out of which 80.1% took place in public health facilities. Total percentage of C-sections (36.2%) is higher than that of the WHO’s standard (10-15%); and out of the total reported C-sections, about 79.8% C-sections are conducted at private facilities in the State. Around 82.9% of the women received their first postpartum check-up between 48 hours and 14 days (Annexure 1.4). Prevalence of anaemia has increased from 62.2% to 70.8%. Anaemia in females of reproductive age group is roughly twice than in men of similar age group (Annexure 2, Figure 5). Refer Annexure 3 for detailed district wise comparison of NFHS 5. | 471 | relationship | 0.970 | Prevalence of anaemia has increased from 62.2% to 70.8%. | 5 | page=5,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What services has West Bengal focused on under NHM? | primary and secondary care services | West Bengal has been able to provide RMNCHA+Nl services with a major focus on primary and secondary care services under NHM. Indicators for Antenatal care (ANC)m, institutional deliveries, C sections, j Gross Enrolment Rate (GER): Total enrolment in a specific level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the eligible official school-age population corresponding to the same level of education in a given school-year. | 78 | summary | 0.970 | West Bengal has been able to provide RMNCHA+Nl services with a major focus on primary and secondary care services under NHM. | 4 | page=4,block=8 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the green color indicate in the performance evaluation? | Green – Good Performance | (Green – Good Performance, Red – Poor Performance) (District Wise Rural Urban Stats Not Available) Serial No. States/Districts Data Source Sex Ratio At Birth (Females/1000 Males) Households with any usual member covered under a health insurance/ financing scheme (%) Women Literate 15-49 Age (%) Women Age 20-24 Years Married Before 18 (%) Any Method Used For Family Planning By Currently Married Women Age 15-49 years (%) | 1 | definition | 0.940 | (Green – Good Performance, Red – Poor Performance) (District Wise Rural Urban Stats Not Available) Serial No. | 20 | page=20,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the red color indicate in the performance evaluation? | Red – Poor Performance | (Green – Good Performance, Red – Poor Performance) (District Wise Rural Urban Stats Not Available) Serial No. States/Districts Data Source Sex Ratio At Birth (Females/1000 Males) Households with any usual member covered under a health insurance/ financing scheme (%) Women Literate 15-49 Age (%) Women Age 20-24 Years Married Before 18 (%) Any Method Used For Family Planning By Currently Married Women Age 15-49 years (%) | 27 | definition | 0.940 | (Green – Good Performance, Red – Poor Performance) (District Wise Rural Urban Stats Not Available) Serial No. | 20 | page=20,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| How does the illness perception rate among elderly in West Bengal compare to the national average? | higher than the national average of 31% | Population ageing has profound social, economic, and political implications. Elderly people aged over 60 years share 10% of the State’s total population. The life expectancy at 60 years of age is 17.9 years for males and 19.2 years for females (2014-2018)k. In West Bengal, 75% of elderly females and 24% elderly males in urban areas; and 80% of elderly females and 30% elderly males in rural areas are economically fully dependent on others. The old age dependency ratio is 13.2 in 2011, which is 12.7 for males, 13.7 for females, 12.5 in rural areas and 14.5 in urban areas. The illness (any deviation from the state of physical and mental well-being) perception among the elderly men and women is around 41%, which is higher than the national average of 31% for both (Elderly in India 2016). | 721 | comparison | 0.920 | The illness (any deviation from the state of physical and mental well-being) perception among the elderly men and women is around 41%, which is higher than the national average of 31% for both (Elderly in India 2016). | 4 | page=4,block=5 | 0.700 | |
| How does the percentage of C-sections in West Bengal compare to the WHO's standard? | higher than that of the WHO’s standard (10-15%) | Around 98.6% of all reported deliveries took place in institutions, out of which 80.1% took place in public health facilities. Total percentage of C-sections (36.2%) is higher than that of the WHO’s standard (10-15%); and out of the total reported C-sections, about 79.8% C-sections are conducted at private facilities in the State. Around 82.9% of the women received their first postpartum check-up between 48 hours and 14 days (Annexure 1.4). Prevalence of anaemia has increased from 62.2% to 70.8%. Anaemia in females of reproductive age group is roughly twice than in men of similar age group (Annexure 2, Figure 5). Refer Annexure 3 for detailed district wise comparison of NFHS 5. | 169 | comparison | 0.920 | Total percentage of C-sections (36.2%) is higher than that of the WHO’s standard (10-15%); and out of the total reported C-sections, about 79.8% C-sections are conducted at private facilities in the State. | 5 | page=5,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| How does anaemia prevalence in women of reproductive age compare to men of the same age in West Bengal? | roughly twice than in men of similar age group | Around 98.6% of all reported deliveries took place in institutions, out of which 80.1% took place in public health facilities. Total percentage of C-sections (36.2%) is higher than that of the WHO’s standard (10-15%); and out of the total reported C-sections, about 79.8% C-sections are conducted at private facilities in the State. Around 82.9% of the women received their first postpartum check-up between 48 hours and 14 days (Annexure 1.4). Prevalence of anaemia has increased from 62.2% to 70.8%. Anaemia in females of reproductive age group is roughly twice than in men of similar age group (Annexure 2, Figure 5). Refer Annexure 3 for detailed district wise comparison of NFHS 5. | 550 | comparison | 0.920 | Anaemia in females of reproductive age group is roughly twice than in men of similar age group (Annexure 2, Figure 5). | 5 | page=5,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
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