Antenatal care services utilization and factors affecting them among women of urban slums in North India, Uttarakhand
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Antenatal care is the key to a healthy pregnancy. Every mother should get the required care for a safe pregnancy outcome. Its full utilization is still not universal as is evident from the various survey findings. The condition is still worse in underprivileged areas. Objective: To assess the utilization of antenatal care services among mothers in urban slums of Dehradun. Materials and Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in the urban slums of Dehradun between May 2013 - Apr 2014 using pre-structured and pre-tested questionnaire after taking their verbal consent. Slum areas were selected by 30 cluster sampling method from the notified slum list. Total of 488 mothers within 3 months after delivery who were interviewed using the questionnaire. Results: In our study, most of the women were young (18-23 years), illiterate (42%) and belonging to lower Socioeconomic status. Out of all only 42% women had recommended 4 ANC visits. Education, Socioeconomic status, Place of ANC were the significant factors affecting ANC utilization. Conclusion: Consistent and focused efforts are needed to sustain and consolidate the good coverage and utilization of antenatal services.
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Upadhyai N, Jha A K, Gupta S K, Luthra M
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