International Journal of Health and Clinical Research

Yazarlar: Mohd Haroon Khan, Ruby Khan, NK Singh, Sarvesh, Abhishek Singh, Pawan Kumar Goel, Riyaz Ahamed Shaik

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Pregnant women,Antenatal care,Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplement,Tetanus Toxoid

Özet: Background: Antenatal care required pregnant women to make multiple visits to health care providers and receive a wide variety of services. Objective: to assess antenatal care Practices among pregnant women of Nagina Nuh. Study design: A community based study.Setting: Field practice areas of Rural Health Training Center Department of Community Medicine, SHKM GMC Nalhar Nuh Haryana.Participants: 100 pregnant women Sampling: Purposive sampling method. Statistical Analysis: Data analysed with SPSS 20. Percentages, and Chi Square Test used. Results: Majority of pregnant women (75%) had more than one live issue. 70 (70%) pregnant women were registered for antenatal care (χ2=0.19, p-value>0.05). 26(26%) of total pregnant women had three or more antenatal checkups (χ2=0.33, p-value >0.05). Whereas 68(68%) of total pregnant women had less than three antenatal checkups (χ2=0.18, p-value>0.05). 8(8%) pregnant women received Iron Folic Acid(IFA) supplement for equal or more than 3 months (χ2=0.54, p-value>0.05). 21(21%) pregnant women received IFA supplement for lees than 3 months (χ2=0.06, p-value>0.05). Tetanus Toxoid (TT) immunization coverage (2 doses) was 43(43%) (χ2=0.18, p-value>0.05). 89 (89%) pregnant women received only single dose of TT immunization (χ2=0.10, p-value>0.05).Conclusion: It was concluded that the utilization of antenatal care services by pregnant women was poor in Nagina Nuh Haryana.

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