Major Risk Factors Faced by Women During Pregnancy in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Abstract

Giving birth to another person's life is not a minor matter. Pregnancy canals be a risky condition that can lead to death, while some die; some survive a short-lived battle of death happens. This study aimed to identify risk factors for female pregnancy and find out the major pregnancy problems faced by pregnant women. Forty six women who teach in the Faculty of Education in Kathmandu, Nepal were taken as a sample size. A descriptive quantitative method was used where a structured questionnaire was filled with their consent. IBM SPSS 20version was used for statistical analysis which calculated the risk estimates odd ratio and confidence interval at 95%; the only normal frequency was tabulated and analyzed. This study finds that many risk factors in the pregnancy period like; health problems, lack of adequate knowledge, lifestyle exposure, and age factors. Hence women should be accompanied by their partner and family and society and support them during pregnancy time.

Parents’, Students’ and Teachers’ Understanding of Sexuality Education

“…Adolescence is characterized by thoughtful emotional and behavioral disturbances that make them reluctant to discuss sexuality (Hughes Nathan and others, 2020). Adolescents are shy about asking questions related to sexuality and reproductive health in the classroom and at home due to cultural barriers and obstacles which creates many problems in their adulthood (Farahani, 2020;Pokharel, 2020;Pokharel, 2019. In particular, girls suffer more than boys due to barriers and obstacles in the community in Nepal (Shrestha and others, 2013). Adolescence is a unique stage of human development, but traditional health indicators often ignore the areas specified for adolescence (Cryer-Coupet and others, 2020;Singh and others, 2021).…”

“…Sexuality education provided by the school has become an important subject that helps to get rid of various problems (Xiong and others, 2020;Stein and others, 2018). In the process of growing up, adolescents gradually gain knowledge about the human body, attitude to it, type of its values, its intimate relationships (Pokharel, 2020;Larson and others, 2002). When adolescents look for answers to sexual-related curiosity, they are not satisfied with school and family.…”