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Indian Journal of Preventive Medicine 5(2):p 97-102, Jul-Dec 2017. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpm.2321.5917.5217.8
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Estimation of Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Rural Bangalore
Narasimha B.C., Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Madikeri, Kodagu District, Karnataka, Pin Code: 571201. , 1Narasimha B.C. , 2 Ravish K.S. , 3 Ranganath T.S. , 4 Navyasri S. , 5 Sharvanan E.
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Introduction: Women of reproductive age have been defined by World Health Organization (WHO) as those between 1549 years. The primary aim of antenatal care is to achieve, at the end of pregnancy, a healthy mother and a healthy baby. To provide universal access to equitable, affordable and quality maternal health care, and also to bring about an improvement in the health status of the pregnant women. In this perspective the current study was undertaken to assess the magnitude of utilization of maternal health care services. Aim: To assess the magnitude of utilization of maternal health care services. Method: 160 lactating women were interviewed by house to house visit by simple random technique and were assessed as per the study objective by semistructured questionnaire. Results: As per our study 48.2% of the mothers were in the age group of 18 – 22 years and 12.50% of mothers were illiterates whereas 13.125% of the fathers were illiterates. Majority of the mothers were 96.3% (154) home makers. As per the number of antenatal visit the mean visits was 6.57. 100% were aware of JSY scheme and 51.4% had received cash incentive. Conclusion: It is commendable to note that, all the mothers (100%) had registered their pregnancies. Probably due effective work done by health care workers at gross route level. Out of 160 deliveries, all were institutional deliveries in the study area and this may be due to the various state and central government programmes and schemes like Janani Suraksha Yojana.
Keywords: Antenatal; Utilization; Janani Suraksha Yojana; Institution.
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