Utilization of Antenatal and Postnatal services among Women residing in Urban Slums

Kardalkar, Shruti; Sherkhane, Mayur S

doi:10.26727/njrcm.2018.7.4.266-270

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“…In our study population, 15.18% of women did not avail of any ANC or PNC services. This is in line with the findings of Ghosh-Jerath et al in Delhi [42], Singh et al Uttar Pradesh [43], and the NFHS-4 data [3], but lower when compared to a cross-sectional survey conducted by Kardalkar and Sherkhane in an urban slum of Gujarat [24].…”

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A Study of Maternal Anemia and Utilization of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat

Saha¹,

Pandya²,

Raval³

et al. 2022

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Background and objectiveDespite significant gains and achieving progress in the last decade, maternal anemia remains a major public health concern in India. Both antenatal (AN) and postnatal (PN) women are populations adversely affected by anemia. Reducing anemia among AN and PN women is one of the national priorities of Anemia Mukt Bharat. The present study aimed at assessing the prevalence of anemia, utilization of AN and PN care (ANC and PNC) services, and drivers of anemia among pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) in Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat. MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in four blocks of Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat. A total of 1,185 PLWs were interviewed. Anemia was determined based on the last Hb test record on the Mamta Card (Mother and Child Protection Card). ResultsThe mean age of the study population was 25.19 ±3.91 years: 24.95 ±3.94 years for pregnant women and 25.45 ±4.01 years for lactating women. The prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (Hb: <11 g/dL) was 72.92%; 33.91% had moderate and 0.83% had severe anemia. The prevalence of anemia among lactating women (Hb: <12 g/dL) was 26%; 63.93% had moderate and 1.29% had severe anemia. The utilization of nutrition and health services was found to be limited. Of the other sociodemographic factors, age (p=0.045), birth spacing (p=0.014), and education (p=0.017) were significant determinants of anemia among pregnant women, whereas parity (p=0.002), birth spacing (p=0.003), religion (p=0.041), and receipt of take-home ration (THR) (p=0.018) were significantly associated with anemia among lactating women. ConclusionThe study revealed a high prevalence of anemia among PLWs and sub-optimal utilization of nutritional and healthcare services in Devbhumi Dwarka. Implementing interventions such as comprehensive nutrition education and counseling can contribute toward improving maternal and child health outcomes.

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“…However, scaling up access to these interventions and increasing their utilization poses a huge challenge [22,23]. Various studies [24][25][26] have reported suboptimal utilization of ANC and PNC services.…”

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A Study of Maternal Anemia and Utilization of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat

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Raval³

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“…Signi cant association was found between ANC attendance and utilization of services also studies conducted by [17,12,14,5,10,6] showed signi cant association between ANC visits and postnatal care services utilization. The mothers who had more knowledge about postnatal care services utilized better PNC services and the risk of not utilizing was 1.39 times higher among mothers with poor knowledge compared to mothers who were aware knew about the PNC services.…”

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Factors influencing utilization of postnatal care services among postpartum mothers of Vijayanagara district,Karnataka, India

Muktamath

2024

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India has made tremendous progress in reducing MMR by 92 per cent since 2020, but still efforts are required to achieve the new SDG target. Vijayanagara district of Karnataka is a district of Kalyan Karnataka with poor maternal and infant health practices according to National family health survey V report. Hence the present study was conducted with the objective to assess the utilization of post-natal services (PNC) and study the factors influencing utilization of postnatal care services. A community based cross sectional study was conducted in the year 2021-23 in Vijayanagar district on a sample of 810 mothers within 3 months of delivery. Pre-tested questionnaire was used to elicit the information on utilization of postnatal care services and demographic information. SES scale by Agarwala et al. 2005 was used. Data was analyzed using SPSS package Version 26. Results revealed that the overall prevalence of utilization of postnatal care services was 32.46 per cent out of 810 mothers. Mothers between 29 to 32 years had utilized postnatal care services, mothers from middle SES (46.50 %) group, who had ANC attendance, who had knowledge on PNC services (36.30 %) were utilized all the recommended PNC services. Socioeconomic status, age of mother, number of ANC visits and knowledge on postnatal care services were found to be significant factors affecting postnatal care services utilization. The study revealed low level of utilization of postnatal care services among mother (32.46 %). This emphasizes the need to educate pregnant and lactating mothers regarding the importance of PNC services.

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Utilization of Antenatal and Postnatal services among Women residing in Urban Slums

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A Study of Maternal Anemia and Utilization of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat

A Study of Maternal Anemia and Utilization of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat

Factors influencing utilization of postnatal care services among postpartum mothers of Vijayanagara district,Karnataka, India

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