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    Maternal and Child HealthCare Practices in Tharu Community
    (Department of Health and Population Education, 2015) Regmi, Kalpana
    Maternal and child health care practice from mother herself and other members of family is the key for the better health of both mother and child keeping this fact in the mind a study entitled "Maternal and Child Health Care Practices in Tharu Community"wasdone among 122 respondents of ward no 15 of Koshi Haraincha municipality, Morang .The main objectives of this study were to identify the practices of antenatal care in Tharu community, to analyze the natal care practices in Tharu community. This study has been descriptive type of study based on quantitative nature. The populations of this study were married Tharu women 15-49 having at least one child within the 5 year. The number of population where 610 among them 122 or 20% in the sample size of study by using simple random sampling method. Interview schedule is prepared for collection of data. Researcher is has been presented with respondents and conducted interview with the help of interview schedule and collected data information.The data is analyzed and interpreted with the help of table and figure. The study revealed that 77.86 percentage of respondents. Married less than 20 years,while only 3 percentages got it after 40 years. About 42. 85 percentage respondents had first pregnant in less than 20 years. Majority 50 percentage respondents had done antenatal check-up 4 times. Most of the respondents had received T.T. vaccine and iron tablets while being pregnant. Most of the respondents had more or same as usual during pregnancy. About 25 percentage respondents had delivery cases were assisted at home by untrained TBAS and 18.3percentage respondents had used safe delivery kit. Practice of supplementary food has not positive 9.83 percentage respondents mother used to feed surbottam pitho ko lito to the children . More over all women were found having Brest-feeding to their children.About 92.61percentage women had taken vaccination. 58.19 percentage respondents were all works to be done in house of pregnancy period.Furthermore 68.85 percentage couples have used temporary contraceptive device and 29.50 percentage respondents couples used permanent contraceptive device. The maternal and child health care practices Tharu community in the study area were satisfactory. Therefore it is necessary to improve the practice of MCH care for improving the situation, education to mother should be prioritized to eliminate bad social norms and values. Effective and accessible program should be launched.
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    Maternal Health Care Practices and Educational Status of Muslim Women
    (Faculty of Health Education, 2016) Adhikari, Nilu
    The study entitled: Maternal health care practices and educational status of Muslim Women” was conducted in Biratnagar sub-metro politician city in Biratnagar -7 maternal health care is defined as the care that women received during pregnancy delivery and after delivery maternal health care is the major component of reproductive health .The provision of care for women during pregnancy and child birth is essential to ensure healthy and successful born infant. The main objective of the study is to find out the impact of awareness practices and complication in pregnant period. The study is done on the basis of primary sources of data .The data are collected from the study area especially of Muslim community at Biratnagar -7(Ghaspatti Chowk ). The purposive sampling techniques was employed in order to select the respondents. Therefore for all the respondent in this study were the women in age group 15 to 49 years age. Who were pregnant or having a child. The study has revealed that 24.8 percent respondents were illiterate. 27 percent are passed primary level. 18.8 percent respondents had passed lower secondary, 9.4 percent respondents had passed secondary level and 2.3 are S.L.C above. The study showed that respondents utilizing ANC of literacy education is 75.2 percent and 24.8 percent were illiterate. According to survey respondents visited for ANC services Hospital is 7.8 percent. Health post 86.5 percent ,Private clinic 5.6 percent No antennal care is 21.2 percent .There are ANC services provides during pregnancy by Dr.4.4 percent nurse/midwife 28.3 percent ,H.A AHW.MCHW 34.5 percent TBAS 7.9 percent no services 24.7 According to survey the coverage of Iron tablets 75.2 percent ,food intake during pregnancy is usual food 57.5 percent extra notorious food 42.5 percent 91 percent respondents of not take alcohol /smoking during pregnancy, 19.5 percent respondents have habit to take alcohol /smoking. 25.6 percent women are facing complication during pregnancy .93 percent respondents give birth in home utilization of safe delivery kit by respondents 43.4 percent .Respondents who received postnatal care is 15.9 percent .19 percent respondents did not take T.T vaccine. All the respondents suffered from different complication in pregnant period. Respondents had not proper knowledge about it .Respondents did not manage tools or facilities to reach HP/Hospital for delivery complication. The result of the study shows that awareness and practice on Maternal Health is in poor condition .Maternal health education is compulsory for women in fertile age. The government should launch the awareness programme about Maternal Health.