Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community: a study from West Bengal, India
Problems: Birth-preparedness and complication-readiness (BP/CR) is a tool to promote maternal and neonatal survival. This study was conducted to assess the perception and practices of recently delivered women on BP/CR with its correlates. Methods: In a cross-sectional, community-based study, 240 wom...
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| author | Rupsa Mazumdar Dipta K. Mukhopadhyay Seshadri Kole Debabrata Mallik Apurba Sinhababu |
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| description | Problems: Birth-preparedness and complication-readiness (BP/CR) is a tool to promote maternal and neonatal survival. This study was conducted to assess the perception and practices of recently delivered women on BP/CR with its correlates. Methods: In a cross-sectional, community-based study, 240 women who delivered in last 12 months, selected through two-stage 30-cluster sampling from a rural community in Bankura district, West Bengal, India were interviewed. Result: Overall BP/CR index of the study population was 49.4. Proportion of women who received first antenatal check-up within first trimester, four or more antenatal check-ups, saved money for childbirth and had institutional delivery were 83.8%, 87.9%, 84.6% and 90.0% respectively. Around one-sixth women had knowledge of key danger signs of obstetric complications and 12.9% identified blood donor. Working women and women of high-risk age group, Muslim religion, and lower educational status had lower BPCR index. Women with multiparity were less likely to have first check-up within 12 weeks, four antenatal check-ups and institutional delivery. Conclusion: Contacts with health system during service utilization can be used to promote BP/CR practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4a7c6588f464cadb05acf1a840ec0222022-12-21T18:31:18ZengAl Ameen Medical CollegeAl Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences0974-11430974-11432014-01-017015257Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community: a study from West Bengal, IndiaRupsa Mazumdar0Dipta K. Mukhopadhyay1Seshadri Kole2Debabrata Mallik3Apurba Sinhababu4Department of Community Medicine, B.S. Medical College, Bankura-722102 West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, College of Medicine & Sagar Dutta Hospital, Kamarhati, Kolkata-700058 IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, B.S. Medical College, Bankura-722102 West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, B.S. Medical College, Bankura-722102 West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata-700004 West Bengal, IndiaProblems: Birth-preparedness and complication-readiness (BP/CR) is a tool to promote maternal and neonatal survival. This study was conducted to assess the perception and practices of recently delivered women on BP/CR with its correlates. Methods: In a cross-sectional, community-based study, 240 women who delivered in last 12 months, selected through two-stage 30-cluster sampling from a rural community in Bankura district, West Bengal, India were interviewed. Result: Overall BP/CR index of the study population was 49.4. Proportion of women who received first antenatal check-up within first trimester, four or more antenatal check-ups, saved money for childbirth and had institutional delivery were 83.8%, 87.9%, 84.6% and 90.0% respectively. Around one-sixth women had knowledge of key danger signs of obstetric complications and 12.9% identified blood donor. Working women and women of high-risk age group, Muslim religion, and lower educational status had lower BPCR index. Women with multiparity were less likely to have first check-up within 12 weeks, four antenatal check-ups and institutional delivery. Conclusion: Contacts with health system during service utilization can be used to promote BP/CR practices.http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/AJMS%20V.7.N1.2014%20p%2052-57.pdfRecently delivered womenbirth preparednesscomplication readinessBPCR index |
| spellingShingle | Rupsa Mazumdar Dipta K. Mukhopadhyay Seshadri Kole Debabrata Mallik Apurba Sinhababu Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community: a study from West Bengal, India Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences Recently delivered women birth preparedness complication readiness BPCR index |
| title | Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community: a study from West Bengal, India |
| title_full | Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community: a study from West Bengal, India |
| title_fullStr | Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community: a study from West Bengal, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community: a study from West Bengal, India |
| title_short | Status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community: a study from West Bengal, India |
| title_sort | status of birth preparedness and complication readiness in a rural community a study from west bengal india |
| topic | Recently delivered women birth preparedness complication readiness BPCR index |
| url | http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/AJMS%20V.7.N1.2014%20p%2052-57.pdf |
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