Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pregnant Women Regarding Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques and Gender Preference in Janakpur, Nepal
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Alterations in sex ratio reflect the underlying socioeconomic and cultural aspects of a society. Deviations in sex ratio is mainly the result of different mortality rate in men and women, sex migration, sex ratio at birth (the number of male live births for every 100 female births) and at times due to inadequacy in population record. With the advancement of prenatal diagnostic techniques, a new trend of “gender determination of unborn child and female feticide” has emerged. This trend is becoming a major factor in altering the sex ratio particularly in underdeveloped countries. The present study was conducted with the aim of assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women regarding prenatal diagnostic techniques and gender preference. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional and observational study was conducted during period of April, May and June, 2018 at the antenatal Out Patient Department (OPD) of Mithila hospital, Janakpur. All the pregnant females attending OPD during the study period were included in the study. A pre-designed questionnaire was used to assess the demographic, social profile, knowledge about prenatal diagnostic techniques and gender preference of the subjects. All the data thus obtained was arranged in a tabulated form and expressed as percentage. All the data was analyzed using SPSS software. Results: There were 97.5% Madheshi and 2.5% Pahadi in the study. Majority of the subjects i.e. 75.5% were resident of rural areas. Rest of them belonged to urban areas. 83.5% were Hindu. There were 69.5% of the subjects who were unaware about the method of contraception. There were still 59.5% of the who wanted to know the sex of the unborn child. There were 40.5% women who didn’t want to know the gender of the unborn child. 67% of the subjects had knowledge about the method of sex determination. 87.40% women would want to abort the female child after gender identification. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that majority of females were aware of the gender determination techniques and protocols, but the number of females aware of the gender determination act was limited.
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Jha R, Shah A
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.6.050
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