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dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Shreemaya-
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Dev Kumari-
dc.contributor.authorLate-
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-09T09:35:11Z-
dc.date.available2023-05-09T09:35:11Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationShresthaS., & ShresthaD. K. (2019). Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services among Mothers Residing at Slum Area. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 17(2), 193-199. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v0i0.1797en_US
dc.identifier.issnPrint ISSN: 1727-5482; Online ISSN: 1999-6217-
dc.identifier.urihttp://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/20.500.14356/1384-
dc.descriptionOriginal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background: Appropriate utilization of maternal health care services is very important tool to reduce the maternal and child morbidity and mortality rate. This study was conducted to assess the utilization of maternal health care services by the women for their last pregnancy in one year period and to find out it’s association with selected variables. Methods: Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted for one year by using semi-structured questionnaire among 285 mothers residing at slums area of Dharan sub-metropolitan city after taking written consent from them. Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Review Committee, BPKIHS and Dharan Sub-metropolitan city office. Simple random sampling followed by snowball sampling method was used to collect the data by interview method. Results: Majority (95.1%) had one Antenatal visit, 60.4% had initiated antenatal visit at first trimester and 78.99% had completed 4 or more antenatal visits. Only 35.8% had taken complete dose of iron and calcium. Majority 262 (91.92%) respondents have taken Tetanus Toxoid immunization and among them only 74.42% had taken 2 dose of TT injection. Women who delivered in health facility accounted for 70.9% but only 28.8% went for postnatal visit. Majority (65.3%) received health advice during postnatal period. Nearly 40% respondents used family planning after post partum period .There was significant association between utilization of antenatal and delivery services with Educational status of respondents and their husbands and number of pregnancy and between utilization of postnatal services with occupation of husband. Conclusions: Utilization of maternal health care services, antenatal services utilization were satisfactory whereas postnatal services and family planning services utilization were very poor. Utilization of maternal health services should be encouraged by conducting public awareness programmes. Keywords: Maternal health services; utilization; women.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNepal Health Research Councilen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesApr-June, 2019;1797-
dc.subjectMaternal health servicesen_US
dc.subjectUtilizationen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.titleUtilization of Maternal Health Care Services among Mothers Residing at Slum Areaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
local.journal.categoryOriginal Article-
Appears in Collections:Vol. 17 No. 2 Issue 43 Apr - Jun 2019

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