SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR

These indicators include incidence and prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse, child abuse and neglect, women abuse, child delinquencies, suicide and homicide and road traffic accident etc. These problems are increasing because of industrialization and urban slums.

Health care delivery system includes the health services provided to the community through PHC, CHC, and various hospitals. The frequently used indicators of health care delivery are:

1. 
   Doctor-Population ratio.
   
2. 
   Doctor-nurse ratio
   
3. 
   Population-bed ratio.
   
4. 
   Population per health/sub centre.
   
5. 
   Population per traditional birth attendant.