Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness For A Safe Motherhood Among Antenatal Women Attending an Urban Health Centre, Bengaluru.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality rate continues to be alarming in India. The process of pregnancy needs planning since there can be undue occurrence of emergencies leading to maternal death or morbidity. Care-seeking is compromised because of the delay in deciding to seek care, identifying danger signs, reaching a health facility, receiving adequate and appropriate treatment at the health facility and many more. Birth preparedness and complication readiness is very essential and effective strategy that encourages mother, family and community to plan a safe delivery.OBJECTIVE:1. To assess birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) for a safe motherhood among antenatal mothers attending an urban health centre under Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute.2. To identify the factors affecting BPACR METHODS: A facility based cross sectional study conducted in Urban Health Training Centre (UHTC) under Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) between November 2016 to January 2017. The study was conducted among 144 pregnant women as per inclusion criteria by convenient sampling. A semi structured questionnaire was used to calculate socio demographic details, antenatal care and a validated scale on BPACR by Johns Hopkins was used to assess birth preparedness and complication readiness. Descriptive statistics and chi square tests were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Overall BPACR score was 43.98%. Only 18.7% of women knew >8 danger signs of pregnancy. Less than half of them knew about JSY benefits of cash assistance (31.3%) and transportation services (28%). Sociodemographic factors like education, socioeconomic status, husband’s education and type of family had statistically significant associations with BPACR components
Authors and Affiliations
Ravish K S, Spoorthy Sagar, Ranganath T S, Manjula K, Sushil I Kumar
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- EP ID EP312307
- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2017.6.4.319-25
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