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A Study of Antenatal Care Practices among Mothers in Rural Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh


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1 Mother & Child Welfare Centre Himmatpuri, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi, India
2 Community Medicine, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, Karnataka, India
3 Community Medicine, SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida U.P, India
4 SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida U.P, India
5 Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
6 G.B.Nagar, CMO Office, District Hospital Campus, G.B.Nagar, U.P, India
     

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Introduction: Care during Antenatal period is very important for the positive outcome of pregnancy. This study was conducted to study the antenatal practices in a rural population; role of various health functionaries in promoting healthy antenatal practices and factors affecting it.

Methodology: The present study is a descriptive, community based field study done in Bisrakh block of district Gautam Budh Nagar. The study was conducted in all the villages of two randomly selected sub-center areas each from two randomly selected PHCs of Bisrakh Block.

Observations: 40% of pregnant women visited 3 or more times for antenatal care (ANC), 12 % took 100 iron folic acid (IFA) tablets and 81% took Tetanus Toxoid (TT). Education of pregnant women was an important factor significantly associated with higher consumption of IFA tablets and higher number of visits for ANC.

Conclusions: Major proportion of pregnant women do not avail the facilities provided by the Government. Education of pregnant women has a very strong bearing on their health care seeking behavior.


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Antenatal Care, Practices, Rural, ANC Practices
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Authors

M Bala
Mother & Child Welfare Centre Himmatpuri, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi, India
A B Mane
Community Medicine, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, Karnataka, India
S Dohare
Community Medicine, SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida U.P, India
H Mahajan
SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida U.P, India
E V Rao
Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
S K Dohare
G.B.Nagar, CMO Office, District Hospital Campus, G.B.Nagar, U.P, India

Abstract


Introduction: Care during Antenatal period is very important for the positive outcome of pregnancy. This study was conducted to study the antenatal practices in a rural population; role of various health functionaries in promoting healthy antenatal practices and factors affecting it.

Methodology: The present study is a descriptive, community based field study done in Bisrakh block of district Gautam Budh Nagar. The study was conducted in all the villages of two randomly selected sub-center areas each from two randomly selected PHCs of Bisrakh Block.

Observations: 40% of pregnant women visited 3 or more times for antenatal care (ANC), 12 % took 100 iron folic acid (IFA) tablets and 81% took Tetanus Toxoid (TT). Education of pregnant women was an important factor significantly associated with higher consumption of IFA tablets and higher number of visits for ANC.

Conclusions: Major proportion of pregnant women do not avail the facilities provided by the Government. Education of pregnant women has a very strong bearing on their health care seeking behavior.


Keywords


Antenatal Care, Practices, Rural, ANC Practices

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