Thursday 8 September 2016

Uses the number of females in reproductive years | Crack PGIMER NOV 2016


Which of the following uses the number of females in reproductive years

A. Birth Rate
B. G.F.R
C. T.F.R
D. Maternal mortality rate
E. Gross reproduction rate


The Answer is . (B) GFR; (C) TFR, (E) Gross Reproduction rate
• Reproductive age group woman are involved in G.F.R, TFR, General marital fertility rate (GMFR), Gross
reproduction rate (GRR)
• G.F.R (General fertility Rate)
Number of live birth in an area during the yr
--------------------------------------------------------X 1000
Mid yr female population age 1 5-44 in the same area in same yr

• Maternal mortality ratio =
Total no of female death due to complication of Pregancy, child birth or within
42 days of delivery from puerperal causes in an area during a given yr
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x 1000
Total no of live birth in the same area and yr
                                No of live birth during the year
• Birth rate= -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x 1000
                                                Mid year population
• TFR (Total fertility rate) represents the average number of children a women would have if she were

to pass through her reproductive years bearing children at the same rates as the women now in each
age group{15 - 45 years is the reproductive age group for women}