Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Maternal Health Programmes
Abstract: Introduction: Maternal health is a vital parameter for assessing the quality of health services in a country. With the various maternal health care programmes, India has achieved a reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015.Various studies done across the country have shown that less percentage of pregnant women are aware of the major national maternal health programmes. Thus, a gap exists in the knowledge on maternal health programmes in our society and so this study was done. Objectives: a) To find out the knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers regarding maternal health care programmes offered by the Government of India b) To find out the antenatal care practices observed by antenatal mothers. Methods: The study was conducted in two primary health centers in Dakshina Kannada District in 2022.Informed and written consent was taken and ethical committee approval obtained. This was a cross sectional study of 82 antenatal mothers visiting the primary health centers for regular antenatal check-up. A google form questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. Collected data was analyzed by frequency, percentage and Chi square test (p=
Keywords: Antenatal Care, Government Programmes, Maternal Health , Knowledge Assessment, Dakshina Kannada District
How to Cite?: Dr Janice A Pais, Dr Prema D'Cunha, "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Maternal Health Programmes", Volume 12 Issue 11, November 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1866-1870, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR231125192753, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR231125192753