A community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of Eastern India
Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is the care provided throughout pregnancy to help and ensure that women go through pregnancy and childbirth in good health and that their newborns are healthy. In our rural parts of India till not all the antenatal women seeks the care from proper set up, due to vari...
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| description | Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is the care provided throughout pregnancy to help and ensure that women go through pregnancy and childbirth in good health and that their newborns are healthy. In our rural parts of India till not all the antenatal women seeks the care from proper set up, due to various influencing reasons. Aim: This study aims to explore the trend of the antenatal care services sought by the pregnant mothers in rural area and the factors that would influence their such behaviors. Methods & Material: For such this descriptive community-based study was carried on in the Kawakhali village of Matigara-1 GP of Siliguri subdivision; interviewing the 363 post-natal mothers. The data was interpret using the SPSS software. Result: 88% were from Hindu, 76% were within 26yrs of age; 65% found to have educational level upto class X standard and 98% were homemaker.84% had their delivery in hospital set up. 352 out of 363 postnatal mothers had sought antenatal care and among them only two-third had faced regular antenatal visits. In comparison between women who undergone for at least four ANC visits and who did for maximum thrice; significant difference was observed in terms of age (p=0.002), religion (p=0.000), educational level (p=0.000), socio economic status (SES) (p=0.000), timing of registration (p=0.000); although occupation of the incumbent, type of family in which they belonged and the mode of delivery were not found to be significantly affected by the socio demographic profile. Conclusion: There is a need to increase education about importance of consumption of IFA tab, early detection of danger signs in pregnancy, increase education about family planning after delivery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86ad285d8d0e4541827c5732677fe6e82022-12-21T20:04:19ZengAl Ameen Medical CollegeAl Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences0974-11430974-11432021-07-011403253261A community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of Eastern IndiaKuntala Ray0Hironmoy Roy1Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, 244 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Anatomy, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, 244 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, West Bengal, IndiaBackground: Antenatal care (ANC) is the care provided throughout pregnancy to help and ensure that women go through pregnancy and childbirth in good health and that their newborns are healthy. In our rural parts of India till not all the antenatal women seeks the care from proper set up, due to various influencing reasons. Aim: This study aims to explore the trend of the antenatal care services sought by the pregnant mothers in rural area and the factors that would influence their such behaviors. Methods & Material: For such this descriptive community-based study was carried on in the Kawakhali village of Matigara-1 GP of Siliguri subdivision; interviewing the 363 post-natal mothers. The data was interpret using the SPSS software. Result: 88% were from Hindu, 76% were within 26yrs of age; 65% found to have educational level upto class X standard and 98% were homemaker.84% had their delivery in hospital set up. 352 out of 363 postnatal mothers had sought antenatal care and among them only two-third had faced regular antenatal visits. In comparison between women who undergone for at least four ANC visits and who did for maximum thrice; significant difference was observed in terms of age (p=0.002), religion (p=0.000), educational level (p=0.000), socio economic status (SES) (p=0.000), timing of registration (p=0.000); although occupation of the incumbent, type of family in which they belonged and the mode of delivery were not found to be significantly affected by the socio demographic profile. Conclusion: There is a need to increase education about importance of consumption of IFA tab, early detection of danger signs in pregnancy, increase education about family planning after delivery.http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/14%20AJMS%20V14.N3.2021%20p%20253-261.pdfantenatal carecommunity studycommunity health statusfamily planningmaternal mortality |
| spellingShingle | Kuntala Ray Hironmoy Roy A community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of Eastern India Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences antenatal care community study community health status family planning maternal mortality |
| title | A community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of Eastern India |
| title_full | A community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of Eastern India |
| title_fullStr | A community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of Eastern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of Eastern India |
| title_short | A community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of Eastern India |
| title_sort | community based study on utilization of antenatal care services by villagers in rural part of eastern india |
| topic | antenatal care community study community health status family planning maternal mortality |
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