Utilization of intranatal care services in urban slums of Nanded city
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Childbirth is a universally celebrated event. Complications during pregnancy, delivery and during postnatal period are well documented and many of them can be prevented and managed effectively. Urban slums lack basic health infrastructure and outreach services. In such conditions, ill health and premature deaths are rule rather than exception and the most severely affected are the women of childbearing age and children. Aims and Objective: To assess the utilization pattern of intranatal care and to identify the factors affecting it among married women of reproductive age in urban slum areas of Nanded city Methods: A community based cross sectional descriptive study was carried out from July 2009 to November 2011 in urban slums of Nanded city with sample of 400 women’s selected using Probability Proportionate Sampling. Analysis was done using appropriate statistical measures like proportions; chi square test was used to assess the difference between various proportions. Results: 6.75%women delivered in home, 93.25%delivered in institution. 6% deliveries were conducted by untrained birth attendants. Women’s age and education, husbands education and birth order was found to be significantly associated (p<0.05) with intranatal care service utilization Conclusions: Sociodemographic variables of reproductive age group women have impact on utilization of intranatal care services. Social and cultural accessibility is an important as physical accessibility. The risk factors identified for home deliveries are low educational status of respondents and their husbands and high parity. Respondents with these characteristics should be identified and motivated for institutional delivery.
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Sunita P Pawar, Geeta Pardeshi
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