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Item Knowledge and Practice of Safe Motherhood in Dalit Community (A Case Study of Chidika Vdc, Arghakhanchi District)(Department of Population Studies, 2011-05) Jnawali, RitaThis study on Knowledge and Practices of Safe Motherhood in Dalit Community: A Case Study of Chidika VDC, Arghakhanchi District was carried out by using the primary data collection in field survey. The main objective of this study was to examine the knowledge of safe motherhood, socio-economic condition and practices of safe motherhood services including antenatal care, delivery care and postnatal care in Dalit community. The field survey covered all wards of Chidika VDC of Arghakhanchi district and 120 married women aged 15-49 years were selected under the purposive sampling that had at least one child less than 3 years of age during the survey time. In the study, the relationship between two or more variables has been examined through cross tabulation. The main variables for this research are antenatal care, delivery care, place of delivery, use of delivery kits and postnatal check up. According to the study 70 percent respondents have received ANC services. Higher percentages (50 percent) of respondents were suggested to receive ANC by MCH/VHW. In the study, 84 percent literate respondents were received ANC services. In the study, 51 percent respondents were delivered at home and about 35 percent respondents received postnatal care services. There was relationship between receiving iron tablets, TT vaccine, vitamin A and age at marriage, level of education of respondents and their husband. This study found a relationship between education and practice of safe motherhood services.Item Knowledge and Practice of Safe Motherhood services (A Case Study of Manakamana Vdc in Gorkha District)(Department of population studies, 2009) Pokharel, AnitaThis study is based on the primary data of Manakamana VDC wards 1, 2, 3 and 5, itcovers 125 married women of reproductive ages 15-49 years. The objectives of the study are to access the knowledge and practice of safe motherand to identity the socio-economic characteristics of safemotherhood and to identifythe socio-economic characteristics of women, practices of safe motherhood aboutpregnancy delivery and postnatal care. In this study among the 125 respondents more than 28 percent are Brahmin/Chhetri,57 percent are Newer and therest are Janajaties. Similarly, 96 percent are Hindu and2 percent are Christian. More than 73 percent of respondents are found literate and 26percent are illiterate. Most of the respondents are engaged in agriculture. About 82 percent of respondents have knowledge about ANC services and 74 percentof respondents had regular check up during pregnancy. Birth delivered at home ishigh in the area of study, 59 percent respondents had delivered at home, and 43percent had delivered at hospital and 6 percent had delivered at private clinic. More than 80 percent mothers have knowledge about use of safe delivery kit, andTBAS, FCHV are also found to helping use of safe delivery kit. Thus, this study found that education caste/ethnicity occupation; income of householdare important variables in determining knowledge and practice of safe motherhood.Item Knowledge and Utilization of Safe Motherhood services Among Married Women of Reproductive Age (A Case Study of Khanalthok Vdc of Kavrepalanchok District)(Department of population studies, 2010) Baral, SamitaThis study entitled "Knowledge and Utilization of Safe Motherhood ServicesAmong Married Women of reproductive Age." ( A Case Study of Khanalthok VDC ofKavrepalanchok District), is based on primary data. The objective of the study is to studythe level of Knowledge about Safe Motherhood Services among married women ofreproductive age and utilization of safe motherhood services among them. Total 125 respondents have been selected and purposive sampling method hasbeen applied as a method in this research. Amongst those respondents, only the motherswhose youngest child is below 5 years they bore are participated in interview. Closed and Open, two types of questionnaires have been prepared for this study.Primary data have been collected through interview method based on thesequestionnaires. More participants are from 25 to 29 years by age groups. Likewise, 26.4percent respondents are uneducated and most of them are seen as housewife whileanalyzing the profession they adopted. More respondents were found to have got marriedfrom the age between 16 to 17 years whereas 2.4 percent respondents have got married atthe age of 23 to 23 years. While researching on ANC knowledge, 68.8 percent respondents were found tobe aware and rest 31.2 percent had no knowledge on it. Similarly, it came to know fromthe study that 69.6 percent respondents have got their health checked up during thepregnancy period whilst 30.4 percent respondents have not. Likewise, 79.2 percent and74.4 percent respondents were found to have taken TT vaccination and iron tabletsrespectively. In conclusion, it is seen, from the research, urgent to raise the awareness andupgrade the level of education of the respondents as well as living standard is alsoequally necessary to be uplifted.Item Knowledge and Utilization of Safe Motherhood Services in Dhadhawar VDC, Bardiya(Department of Rural Development, 2006) Bhandari, SaraswatiThis is a field- based study to find out the “Knowledge and Utilization of SafeMotherhood Services in Dhadhawar-6 of Bardiya District”. This study is mainly basedon primary data with perception of lactating women who have one-year child. The whole information was based on the 40 respondents of the study area. The samplesize was determined through disproportionate stratified sampling method. Therespondents were interviewed through structured and semi structured interviewschedule. The collected data were carefully checked, tabulated and analyzed. The results of this study showed that 58 percent of the respondent’s were identifiedfamiliar with the safe motherhood services. It is also observe that 88 percent ofrespondents had health services available in the studyarea, locally. Furthermore, 73percent of them had received antenatal care. Most of the respondents have received TTvaccine and only 55 percent of them have received iron tablets. Likewise, 75 percenttook vitamin A capsule during postnatal period. In addition, 45 percent of the deliveriestook place at home. 10 percent took place at hospitals, 20 percent at health posts, 10percent at private clinics and 15 percent at other places. Out of the total deliveries,friends assisted to 25 percent and family members assisted 40 percent of the deliveries.Regarding postnatal care, only 35 percent of the respondents reported to have receivedpostnatal care. Only 35 percent faced problems after delivery. Among them, themaximum of 43 percent reported the problem ofexcessive bleeding. It is concluded that the most of the respondents that the respondents had knowledgeabout safe motherhood. The media, especially the broadcast media, have played apivotal role in giving them the knowledge. Most of the deliveries in this community take place at home with the assistance of friends and neighbors, family members or untrained birth attendants though they have health facilities. During the period of pregnancy, use of safe and hygienic delivery tools and the use of clean delivery kit are not satisfactorily.Item Knowledge and Utilization of Safe Motherhood Services in Nepal: A Case Study of Tharu Community in Khairahani VDC of Chitwan District(Department of Population Studies, 2009) Kaudal, AmbikaThe study is based on primary data, collected from Tharu community in Chitwan district in 2008 which includes 110 reproductive age (15-49 Years) women as asample size. The study was carried out up on the Tharu women of Surtana Village of Khairahani VDC-5, to determine the level of knowledge and utilization of safe motherhood services. The main objective of this study was to examine the utilization of prenatal care,postnatal care and care during delivery and also to fine out the level of knowledge,perception and availability and accessibility of safe motherhood services. Themain determinant variables for this research are antenatal check up TTVaccination, receiving Iron and Vitamin A, Delivery Assistant place of delivery,Use of delivery Kit, Postnatal Check Up and Time to reach health services. The studies include 660 populations from 110 household which consists 331(48.64%) female and 339 (51.36%) male. The sex ratio was 105.61. The literacyrate of study population was 51.81 percent for female and 77.27 percent for male. According to study 70.91 percent respondent received antenatal services. Higherpercentages (51.28%) of respondent were received from health post. In this study 51.97 percent literate respondent were received antenatal cares. In the study 66.36 percent respondent received TT Vaccination, 62.72 percent received Iron Tablets,28.18 percent received Vitamin A and 13.64 percent received Calcium. In the study 47.27 percent respondents were delivered at home. Only 54.55 percent respondents were used of delivery kits and 42.73 percent respondents were used sterilized blade to cut their new born baby's cord and 34.54 percent received postnatal care services. This study found a strong positive relationship between education and knowledge,utilization and maternal health care services. There was significant relationship between receiving Iron Tablets, TT Vaccination, Vitamin A and Age at marriage,level of education and their husband.Item Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of safe Motherhood in Newar Community (A case study at Phungling, Dhungesanghu and Change VDCs of Taplejung District)(Department of Population Studies, 2012) Shrestha, Dambar BahadurThis thesis has been prepared in "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Safe motherhood in Newar Community, after a study completed at Phungling,Dhungesanghu and Change VDCs of Taplejung district within married Newar women having at least one child during the the time of survey. Thegeneralobjective of this study is to determine the knowledge, attitude andpractice of safe motherhoodonly in Newarsfamily.Other objectives are: toexaminethe relationship between Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of safe motherhood to their educational status and cultural settings of this community. Firstly, household survey was conducted around 110 households with 560 peoples including both sexes and later, individual survey was conducted to eligible person (reproductive aged women having at least one child during the time of survey)about KAP of Safe motherhood within 105 respondents. In this research, the cross-sectional sample survey,based on primary data was adopted purposively. In this survey,48.04 percent of male and 51.96 percent of female have found in that society.Among the respondents, 22.50 percent were engaged in business,20.54of them were engaged in agriculture.Most of the respondents (87.62%) hadusing piped water and least, 4.76 percent had still using river water for their safe drinking water.Among total population 89.46 percent are literate and 10.36 percent are illiterate including both sexes.The higher percentage of male (92.94%)are literate than female (86.60%).About 13.40 percent females are still found illiterate. Only 4.09 percent of male and 0.34 percent of female as well as 2.14 percent including both sexes have obtained master's degree yet in this society. More than 56 percent respondents used to marry before the age of 20 and 43.81 percent after that age. About 87 percent of respondents have known about safe motherhood, 77.14 percent have taken part in ANC visit and 47.62 percent have taken part in PNC visit. It was observed that 22.86 percent of mother did not receive ANC visit and 52.38 percent did not received PNC visit.About 48.57 percent of respondents perception in safe motherhood is necessary. Similarly, 1.90 percent of respondents reported that they did not know it is necessary or not.By the likert’s attitude scale used in this survey found that more than 31 percent respondents have still believing in Dhami/Jhankri for their better treatment than health personnel. About 94 percent of respondents received spousal support during the time of delivery.About 76 percent had received TT vaccination on ANC, PNC, and during delivery services at health institution and 81.90 percent had vaccinated their children.More than 40 percent had given birth at hospital only and 29.52 percent had at their own home yet. About 12.38 percent had delivered without assistance lonely at home and 13.33 percent had delivered with the assistance of layman like traditional healer, blind practiced neighbor, mother-in-law etc.More than 67 percent respondents had used CHDK (Sutkeri samagree) during their labor. More than 47 percent of respondents had able to decide themselves for economical issues. On the basis of major findings,we can generalize that the knowledge and practice of Safe motherhood is not satisfactory due to high rate of illiteracy,poor socio-economic status and traditional cultural settings of the respondents as well as highly engagement in business and agriculture but their attitude towards safe motherhood is little satisfactory because they are positive toward utilization of safe motherhood practice.Item Male Participation in Safe Motherhood (A Study of Nayabazar VDC of Ilam District)(Faculty of Population Studies, 2012) Timsina, SrijanaThe purpose of this study is to examine the role of male family members during the pregnancy and delivery period of women and to examine currently married male’s knowledge of safe motherhood such as during ANC, DC and PNC in reproductive age of respondents in Nayabazar VDC of Ilam district. This study has been carried out collecting primary data obtained from 105 respondents in reproductive age group of women and their husbands who have experienced at least one delivery. Quantitative method and Epi-data and SPSS software are used for data analysis. One respondent from each household was enumerated by dividing the VDC into five clusters on the basis of human settlements and two clusters were selected for the study. The findings of the study were, out of 105 male respondents, 95.24 percent are literate 4.76 percent illiterate and out of 105 female respondents 82.86 percent are literate and 10.5 percent are illiterate. Out of total male respondents 19 percent have low, 43 percent medium and 37 percent high knowledge of ANC. Among 105 respondents, 89 respondents have DC knowledge. Out of 89 respondents, about 70 percent respondents have medium and only 30 percent have high Knowledge. Among 105 respondents, about 22 percent have low, 47 percent have medium and 31 percent have high knowledge of PNC. Among 105 female respondents, 43.8 percent are never, 52.4 percent are sometime and 3.8 percent are always accompanied by their husbands. Among 105 male respondents 57.14 percent save money, 9.52 percent prepare nutritious food, 19.04 percent get ready to warm cloths, 9.52 percent buy delivery kits and other 4.8 percent do no preparations. Among 105 female respondents 24.8 percent are supported after delivery by their husbands and 75.2 percent are not supported. Among 105 female respondents 14.28 percent never, 71.43 percent sometime and 14.28 percent most of the time eat nutritious food. Findings of the study show that ANC knowledge is positively interrelated to the education level of the family members. Therefore, increasing of awareness on ANC knowledge through formal and informal education is recommended. Researches covering broad area and population should be carried out to understand the current state and make future strategies in population policies.Item Male Participation in Safe Motherhood in Taplejung District(Department of population studies, 2010) Adhikari, Chandra PrasadThe main purpose of this study is to examine the role of male during thepregnancy and delivery period and to examine the knowledge about ANC, DCand PNC in reproductive age (15-49)of women in Phulbari VDC. The studyentitled“MaleParticipation inSafeMotherhood :AStudy of Phulbari VDC,Taplejung District”has been carried out using primary sources of data obtainedfrom 160 respondents in reproductive age group of women who haveexperienced at least single delivery within five years. The quantitative method isused for data collection. There are 160 households, from each household onlyone respondent wasenumerated by usingpurposive samplingmethod. In thestudy area, there are ninewards;these nine wards in the VDC were divided intofive clusters according to human settlements. Cluster 2 and 3 were selected byusing lottery method for the study. Among the 160 target population 100respondents were included in cluster number 2 and 60 in cluster number 3. Intotal, 160households and 160 respondents were enumerated. Among the 160 respondents, 68 percent are literateand 32 percent areilliterate. Out of 160 husbands, 82 percent are literate and only 18 percent areilliterate. Out of 160 respondents 81 (51 percent) respondents have knowledgeabout safe motherhood. Among them 48 percent respondents heard aboutsafe motherhood through health workers and 37 percent through radio. In total numbers of 160 respondents, 99 (62 percent) respondents havetaken ANC service; out of them61 percent respondents are encouragedby their husband and 39 percentby neighbors to take ANC service. Out of 160 respondents,64 percenthave delivered at home and36 percenthave delivered at health centre (Hospital, heath post, private clinic). Out of 160 respondents,77 (48 percent) respondents received postnatalcheckup.Most of them are receiving PNC service from health post andsub-health post (34 and 42 percent) respectively. Out of 160 respondents,80 (50 percent) respondents have received PNCservice within 6 weeks (42 days), most of them 56 (35 percent) havereceived 3 times PNC service. Out of the 160 respondents, 157 (98 percent) respondents havereceivedsupport from their male member of household to manage money and toconduct daily workduring thepregnancy and delivery period. Out of 157 respondents most of the 84 percent husbandswere stayed athome with their women during pregnancy and deliveryperiod.Item Practices on safe motherhood in Katahari VDC, Morang Nepal(Department of Health Education, 2011) Basnet, SarswatiThis is a field based study which was conducted to find out the “Trends and Practices on Motherhood in Katahari VDC Morang District.” The main objectives of the study were to identify the socio economic factors that determine the safe motherhood practice of desire community women, to examine the antenatal, natal and post natal service, to find out safe mother hood trends and practices of katahari VDC. The study was its own delimitation which are the study was based on Katahari VDC, Sixty respondents (15-49) year married women were selected on the basis of simple random sampling by using lottery system in this study. Interview schedule was formulated to collect the information of the respondents. Majority of the respondent belonged to Hindu religion, Majority of the respondents were literate and have completed secondary and intermediate level of education. A higher proportion of the respondents had antenatal visits care, and 67-24 percent of the respondent had visited about four times. Most of heigher percent respondent to know by stopping menstruation about their pregnancy, and 90 percent respondent had taken TT vaccine. 30 percent of the respondent had taken same as usual food (general food) and 45 percent had taken extra nutritious food by their relation. Eighty percent of the respondents had delivered child at hospital. It use 60.46 percent of the respondents assisted to manage transportation by relatives. Health personal and TBA cutting the cord of the baby 88.33 percent of the respondents with new razor blade, and most of them used safe delivery kit about 24.32 percent of the respondents have had taken fruit as usual after onset of labor to delivery. A great majority 90 percent of the respondent had fed the colostrums. The respondent has 40 percent breast fed their child up to three year, and 93.33 percent of them had fed their child by putting on lap. Majority 95 percent of the respondent have had immunized their children and 71.66 percent respondent had used family planning device. Needs to aware about safe motherhood practice by trainings and HE programs to promote their safe motherhood behavior.Item Safe Motherhood Practice Among Majhi Women (A Case Study of Hatpate VDC,Sindhuli District)(Department of Population Studies, 2012) Majhi, HridayaThe study on "SAFE MOTHERHOOD PRACTICE AMONG MAJHI WOMEN" A case study of Hatpate VDC in Sindhuli District" has been carried out using primary source of data obtained from 125 respondents of reproductive aged Women. The main objective of the study is to identify and examine the knowledge and practice of safe motherhood practices among women is Majhi Community. The main dependent variables of this research are antenatal and postnatal check up, TT vaccination,receiving iron tablets, delivery assistance, place of delivery use of delivery kits,postnatal check up, health problem after delivery etc. This study includes 548 populations which consists 262 female and 286 male. The literacy rate is of the study population was 61.70 percent. Among the total population 32.6 unmarried, 65.2 percent married and 2.3 percent widowed. In this study area ofMajhi Community only 18.4 percent of women were found to have some knowledgeabout safe motherhood practice. Similarly 16.8 percent of women have received and utilized antenatal services. About 15 percent of women respondent have taken TT vaccination, 15.2 percent of women had received iron tablet. Likewise 98.4 percent of respondent delivered their baby at home and 1.6 percent of women delivered at hospital. About 16 percent of respondents had utilized safe delivery kits The finding of this study shows that there were great differences between the utilization of antenatal care and postnatal care. Among of women about 75 percent faced health problems after delivery. About 88 percent respondents got health services from Dhami/ Jhankri. Most of the respondents had not got health post in their locality, it takes 1 day to reach in hospital But adequate services were not available. In the study area it has found that socio-economic status of studied population was very low. Most of the people in this Majhi Community are engaged in agriculture andhousework. The majority of women are delivered at home. Women yet have to face many complications during the delivery period. During pregnancy women of Majhi Community follow traditional Techniques which have harmful effects on health moreover women are more likely to have infections of anatomical structures one of the region in the quality and accessibility to maternal health care practices in that most of Nepali women in rural areas.Item Safe Motherhood Practice Among the Reproductive Age of Women (A case Study of Khahare Pangu VDC Kavreplanchok)(Department of Population Studies, 2011) Lama, Ratna BahadurThis dissertation tries to analyze the socio-economic, demographic, health status of reproductive age women in rural part of Nepal at Khahare Pangu VDCward no. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and 8,Kavrepalanchok.The main objectives of this study is to find out the status of safe motherhood practice among the reproductive age of women. This study is conducted by using purposivesampling. The study included total 108 households and 108 reproductive agedwomenat leastwhohave one child in five yearsoldas a sample.Primary and secondary sourcesof datahasbeen used in this study. For data analysis simple statistical tools like proportion and percentagedistribution are applied. In the study area, majorityof the respondents are in age group 15-49years. Most of the women have lower income and depend on unproductive agriculture. Theeducational and health situation of reproductive age women are not satisfactory.Significantnumbers of women are living in joint family.Allthe respondents in the study area are believed inHindu and Buddhist religion. The total study population is 686 which is composed of 53.9 percent malesand 46.1 percent females. Among them, 33.4 percent engaged in agricultural sector. The literacy rate is 48.3 percent among the studied household population. Out of total household, 95.4 percent have own land, 78.7 percent used tape water for drinking and45.5 percent have per month income is less than 2000/-rupees and only 3.7 percent have8000/-rupeesand above monthly income. Out of 108 respondents, 70.4 percent have knowledge on safe motherhood. The highest respondents i.e. 34.3 percent had information on safe motherhood by the sources of family member/mother-in-law. All the respondents are having sub-health post facility in their community.Among all the respondents, 39.8 percent have checked up antenatal care during their pregnancy. The more antenatal care service users are 27.9 percent in the age group30-34 years.According to selected respondents, 42.6 percent received iron tablets, 38.0 percent received vitamin A, 80.0 percent delivered in their own home, 67.6 percent delivery assisted by family members, 25.9 percent used safe delivery kits in the time of delivery, 18.5 percent used sterilizedblade to cut the cord, 13.9 percent got postnatal care service, 73.9 percent literate and 32.9 percent illiterate women went to check up postnatal care but other did not go.Item Utilisation of Safe Motherhood Facilities Amongmarried Women (A Study of Perception of Ever Marreid Women Inmatatirtha Vdc of Kathmandu District)(Faculty of Sociology, 2016) Shrestha, MenukaNot availableItem Utilization of Safe Motherhood Practice in Nepal A Study of Newar Community in Katunje Vdc of Bhaktapur District(Faculty of Population Studies, 2010) Neupane (Ghimire), SaritaThis study on "Utilization of Safe Motherhood Practice in Newar community inKatunje VDC was carried out by using the primary data collected in the fieldsurvey. The field survey covered one ward of Katunje VDC of Bhaktapur. 100married Newar women aged 15-49 years were selected under the simplerandom sampling. The main objected of this study was examine the level of utilization of safemotherhood practices. To find out the socio-economic and cultural determinateof safe motherhood. To examine about the knowledge of family planningdevices and its relationship with safe motherhood in Newar community. Theanalyses of data are based on percentage and number. In the Katunje, Katunje VDC, there are nine words; among them one ward isselected for this study. Total households are 160. Among them Newarhouseholds are 93 and total recorded population is 464, out of them 49.14 percent are male and 50.86 per cent are female and sex ratio is 96.6. The utilization of safe motherhood practice is closely associated withinformation education, communication, occupation, age at marriage,knowledge of family planning and contraceptives. All the elements used byNewar are low level in Katunje. So, utilization of safe motherhood practice isnot satisfactory.Item Utilization of Safe Motherhood Services (A case study at Vyas Municipality, Tanahun)(Department of Population Studies, 2009) Gautam, SubnamThe title of the study is Utilization on Safe motherhood Services at Vyas Municipality of Tanahun focusing on antenatal care by the married women of reproductive age who had less than one year of children including recently delivered. The purpose of this study was investigated the different variables of the women of reproductive age and utilization of safe motherhood services.The study also tried to understand the factors that lead to use and non-user orservices. The study has used structured questionnaire to collect the quantitative data from a specific population at a particular point of time.Vyas Municipality of Tanahun district was selected purposively in order to conduct this study. The study population was women of reproductive age (15-49) with less than one-year child including recently delivered. Information was collected from all the eligible women (117) of all the eligible household of themunicipality during the period of Kartik 2066 B.S. This study focused on sociodemographic characteristic, knowledge on ANC Services, status of use and non-use of services, services centers related factors, service provider factors and family/social factors.From the study it was found that 87.2 percent of the respondent had knowledge about safe motherhood. It was found that 90.6 percent respondents visited ANC services center for ANC services. Majority of users and non-user of serviceswere aged between 20-25 years of age. The women from privileged class didnot use services. Majority of the users and non-user were housewife and engaged in Business. Among the total respondents who visited ANC service center, (n-106) almost 54.7 percent of the respondents received ANC from district hospital, 32.2 percent receive ANC from Trained TBA. The most important reasons for visiting those sites and using services were nearness of ANC service center and cheaper services 17.0 and 35.0 respectively. Similarly,cooperative behavior of the service provider and less time in use of serviceswas other reasons. Among the total respondent only 9.6 percent did not useANC services. Respondent own and family awareness seemed most important affecting factors for non-use such as no need to visit, restriction by mother in-law and husband. Center (no privacy, expensive to cheaper services, distance)and services provider (male services provider, difficult examination procedure,uncooperative) were other factors associated with non-use of ANC service.