Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Dalit Communities in Gorkha, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study
المؤلفون المشاركون
Saud, Bhuvan
Awasthi, Mamata Sherpa
Awasthi, Kiran Raj
Thapa, Harish Singh
Pradhan, Sarita
Khatry, Roshani Agrawal
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-11-01
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background and Objective.
Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the main components of maternal health.
Utilization of safe motherhood is deprived in women who belong to low-caste groups like Dalit of Nepal.
Low socioeconomic status, poor knowledge and awareness on obstetric complications, lack of decision-making autonomy, and limited health care options lead to underutilization of existing maternal health care service.
The aim of this study was to ascertain the utilization of antenatal care services in terms of ANC visits with health personnel, receiving recommended period of iron tablets, consumption of antihelminthes and number of Tetanus Toxoid (TT) vaccines taken among child bearing women in Dalit community.
Materials and Methods.
Descriptive cross-sectional research design was used to conduct the study of 150 child bearing women of reproductive age (15-49 years) having at least one child up to three years of age in a Dalit community of Gorkha from March 2015 to March 2016.
The data was collected from each mother by conducting face to face interview with each household by using a questionnaire.
Result.
The study revealed that mean age at marriage of respondents was 17.7 years and mean age at first pregnancy was 18 years.
44.6% of respondents experienced complication during last pregnancy, labour, and postpartum period in their last pregnancy.
59.3% of respondents stated that neighbors, relatives, and traditional healers were the best first contact person during health problem of women.
76.0% of respondents had attended antepartum visit during their last pregnancy whereas 24.0% of respondents did not attend any antepartum clinic.
68.3% of the mothers had consumed Iron/Folates within 45 days after delivery.
Only 30.0% of respondents received antihelminthes (albendazole) while 70.0% of respondents had received TT Vaccines during their last pregnancy.
Age, type of family, and education of the mothers were significantly associated with utilization of antenatal care services.
Conclusion.
Even though there is reasonable good utilization rate of antenatal service, the study revealed that low education and awareness among mothers, low socioeconomic condition, early marriage and pregnancy, inappropriate antenatal health check-up, and cultural taboos were significant factors affecting the satisfactory utilization of services among the Dalit community.
Hence, there is a need to emphasize on raising awareness of Dalit mothers for receiving available prenatal services.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Awasthi, Mamata Sherpa& Awasthi, Kiran Raj& Thapa, Harish Singh& Saud, Bhuvan& Pradhan, Sarita& Khatry, Roshani Agrawal. 2018. Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Dalit Communities in Gorkha, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Pregnancy،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197344
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Awasthi, Mamata Sherpa…[et al.]. Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Dalit Communities in Gorkha, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Pregnancy No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197344
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Awasthi, Mamata Sherpa& Awasthi, Kiran Raj& Thapa, Harish Singh& Saud, Bhuvan& Pradhan, Sarita& Khatry, Roshani Agrawal. Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Dalit Communities in Gorkha, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Pregnancy. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197344
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1197344
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر