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Utilization of maternal and child health care services in North and South India: does spousal violence matter?

and constructive comments. We are appreciative to Professor Jaikisan Desai for his valuable inputs
and views on our manuscript. Editorial assistance of Mr. Pranab Kr. Das has helped us to improve
the quality of the paper.

Author Contributions
Atreyee Sinha and Aparajita Chattopadhyay have jointly led the paper. Aparajita Chattopadhyay
played a key role while conceptualizing the paper. Atreyee Sinha analyzed the data, drafted the first
manuscript and also revised the manuscript subsequently. Aparajita Chattopadhyay helped with her
inputs in revising the paper.

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