Knowledge and Attitude of Antenatal Women regarding Birth Preparedness: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of antenatal women regarding birth preparedness at an antenatal OPD of tertiary care hospital. The study sample of 200 antenatal women was selected purposively after meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The structured knowledge questionnaire and attitude rating scale was used to assess knowledge and attitude of antenatal women regarding birth preparedness. The result of the study shows that 49.5 percent of antenatal women had good knowledge and 99 percent had positive attitude regarding birth preparedness. Demographic variables like age and religion had significant influence on the knowledge but parity had significant influence on attitude of antenatal women (p<0.05) regarding birth preparedness. Type of family had no significant effect on the knowledge and attitude of antenatal women regarding birth preparedness.