Reproductive health status of women in Kerala and Tamilnadu: A comparative analysis

One of the key ingredients of women health is reproductive health. Though themselves not diseases they carry enormous health.s risks and require health care. A significant Interstate difference in reproductive health is seen among states of India. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are two neighboring states but with significant differences in health and economic status. The objective of the paper is to analyze the utilization of health care service in the event of delivery by women in Kerala and Tamil Nadu the data from NFHS3 and NFHS 4 Rounds and NSSO 71 round are used for the study. Results emerged from the analysis when comparing with NFHS3 figures Tamil Nadu has made rapid strides in reproductive health and Kerala has reached a plateau from which further development has come to cross roads. Good maternal health is also severely constrained by women.s lack of authority to make health care decisions for them, seclusion practices that restrict their mobility, socialization that leads them to underplay their own health problems and bear them in silence and lack of control over the role they play in the health care choices for women. A strong and sustained government commitment is therefore needed to improve women.s, health concern. Good reproductive health of women would help them to serve as productive members of the society to develop the consequent health generations