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Item Knowledge and Practice of Medical Abortion in Dadarbairiya VDC(Faculty of Health Education, 2017) Giri, ManitaThe study entitled "Knowledge and practice of Medical Abortion in DadarbairiyVDC ward no. 1" was conducted in Dadarbairiya VDC ward no. 1 of Morang district,some 12 km east from Biratnagar sub-metropolitan city. Medical Abortion is one of thealternativeways of terminating unwanted pregnacies; normally upto 12 weeks and inspecial cases upto 18 weeks. The main objectives of the study is to find out how muchknowledge do the people have about Medical Abortion and whether or not they utilize theservice ofMedical Abortion being discharged from the health post in their own locality.The study is done on the basis of primary sources of data. The data are collected from thestudy area especially of Dadarbairiya VDC ward no. 1, Morang. The study deals withsocio-economic and demographic characteristics of the married women of reproductiveage (15-49) years. The study has to examine the relationship between Medical Abortionand safe Motherhood. Total number of respondents (52) were sampled from ward no. 1 DadarbairiyaVDC, Morang. The purpose sampling techniques was employed in order to select therespondents. Therefore, all the respondents in this study were the women in age group 15to 49 years age. The study has revealed that 63 percent total respondents were literate and37 percent were illeterate. 9.61 percent respondents were found to complete primary leveleducation, 26.92 percent lower secondary level, 19.23 percent secondary level and 11.53percent were found to acquire the education of SLC and above. According to survey65.38 respondents knew about the legal provisions of the abortion. The mot shockingfinding of the study was 15.38 percent of the respondents still practising traditionalmethods of abortion. The percentage of respondents who went through Medical Abortionwas 19.23 and the surgical abortion the highest (30.76%) The highest percentage of therspondents visited hospitalfor the purpose of abortion (29.41%). Another upsetting finding of the study was sex-selective abortion and the percent wasthe highest (40%). Onthe other hand, the wonderful finding was that 60 percent of the respondents who practiedMedical Abortion received information and counselling before they practised it. Most ofthe respondents practised Medical Abortion for short term. 70 percent of the MedicalAbortion service receivers didn't visit the health post or the health centres for postabortion follow-ups. Only 3 percent out of 10 suffers from minor infections afterabortion. The result of the study shows that the government and the oter concernedstakeholders have to aunch the awareness programms in order to increase the knowledgeand practice of Medical Abortion needs to be discouraged urgently.Item Knowledge and Practice of Safe Motherhood in Dalit Community (A Case Study of The Babhangama Katti Vdc in Saptari District)(Department of population studies, 2013) Mandal, Raj KumarThis study entitled "Knowledge and Practice of Safe Motherhood Services" (A CaseStudy of the Babhangama Katti VDC Saptari) is based on primary data collected fromsample survey. It covered 125 sample respondents from 125 sample household. Themain objective of this study is to examine the knowledge of safe motherhood, socio-economic condition and practices of safe motherhood among the married women aged15-49 years. Out of the 125 sample respondents more than 50 percent women are literate and themajority of respondents are engaged in agriculture and daily wages Knowledge andpractices of safe motherhood services in the study area is satisfactory. The literaterespondents have more knowledge about the safe motherhood then illiteraterespondents. They get this information from different means of communication. Suchas they get information from TV and Radio which is 60 percent, by health workers,neighbours, friends and others were 16:12:4 and 8 percent respectively. According to the study 94.1percent respondents have received ANC services. In thestudy 94.4 percent respondents received TT vaccine, only 19.6 percent were receivedvitamin A and 85.6 percent received Iron tablets during pregnancy.The survey showthat out of 125 respondents, 83.2 present reported that place of delivery at the homeand 16.8 percentdelivered at health center facility. 32.0 percent of respondents havedelivered assisted by relatives/friends and higher 36.0 percent respondents receivedno assistance. The study shows that out of 125 respondents 35.2 percent have received postnatal careand 64.8 percent have not received postnatal care after delivery. Among ANCreceivers 56.5 percent are literate and 8.9 percent illiterate respondents have receivedANC services. 25.5 percent helped for baby caring and 36.4 percent have get help formother caring. The survey data shows 11.2 percent respondent faced the problem ofheart problem faced the problem of excessive bleeding among 6.4 percent faced theproblem after delivery.Item Safe motherhood practice in chepang community: A study ofGajuri vdc,Dhading,Nepal(Department of population studies, 2010) Dallakoti, ManjuThe study is based on the knowledge and practices of safe motherhoodservices among the Chepang community of Gajuri VDC in Dhading districtwas based on the primary data. The field survey covered ward numbers1,3,6,7 and 8 of Gajuri VDC and 160 married women aged 15-49 yearshaving at least one child less than 5 years of age during the survey timewere selected with a census method. The data is presented in frequency andcross tables to show the relations between selected variables. The overall objective of this study was to examine the situation of safemotherhood practices among the Chepang women in Gajuri VDC. Thespecific objectives were to assess the knowledge and practice of safemotherhood services by social, demographic, economic and participatoryvariables in Chepang women of reproductive age 15-49 years. It was found that in the study area 26.3 percent respondents had receivedANC services two to three times, in which 59.6 percentages of respondentsreceivedANC from nurses (92.9%), who were ANC services providers. Amongthe respondents 25.6 percent received iron tablets and 25 percent ofrespondents received TT injection of two doses was 32.5 percent. In thisstudy area, 96.9 percent of respondents delivered their babies at home, andonly 3.1 percent of respondents received postnatal care services afterdelivery. This study found a positive relationship between education andknowledge, practice of safe motherhood services in the study area.Item Safe Motherhood Practice among Musahar Community(Faculty of Health Education, 2018) Rai, ChhabitraThis study focuses on safe motherhood practice in Mushar Community" of Triyuga Municipality Deuri Udayaur District. The main aim of those study is to find out the existing antenatal intranatal and postnatal practices of Mushar Women if study are tgis study will be quantitative as well as descriptive in nature, This study will be mainly based on source data. Descriptive research design will be adopt for study. This study will be conduct among the total number 386 women; among them 176 women are pregnancy and puerperium period. They are selected by random sampling questionnaire and Interview related to family background which is used to collect the necessary information. It is very sensitive stage for mother and new born baby. Educational status of Mushar women is illiterate i.e. unable to write their name and they could not reading writing . They are few a person complete primary level education. Occupationally most of them depend in agriculture and fishing. They are marriage below 20 year of age and they are 30 to 40 percentage of home delivery. Mushar women are 50% to 60% mothers are used family planning who were involved in agriculture. Among the total respondent 54.5% mothers having uterine prolapse who had got married 20 years below. Mushar community higher proportions of responded 72% women are not antenatal check up and they do not take Iron folic and calcium tablets. They are avoided green leafy vegetable and most used to meat and fish. They are go to hospital emergency situation but does not go to the common simple situation. 40% women and home delivery and 60% hospital delivery and they are most complication situation i.e. post partum hemorrhage and high blood pressure and low birth weight baby. So that during postnatal period are most complication. It ispuerperal sepsis and neonatal sepsis. Among the total respondents 50% women suffering the anemia occasionally 45% low birth weight and Musher community women are complication i.e. hypertension, postpartum hemorrhage and puerperal sepsis and they normal women (non pregnant women's are most common lower abdomen pain like PID and vaginal discharge syndromes.Item Safe Motherhood Practice of Janajati Community of Palungtar V.D.C. in Gorkha District(Faculty of Health Education, 2015) Bhattarai, Kamal BahadurThe study entitled ''Safe Motherhood Practice of Janajati Community of Palungtar VDC in Gorkha District" was done on the basis of primary data collection for which field survey was conducted in 2014. The total households i.e. 122 of the community was selected for the respondents. Interview-Schedule was the major tool of data collection. The study found that Janajati community was socially,economically and educationally backward.Similarly, their practice in safe motherhood was not satisfactory. They married in early age and gave birth just after the marriage. The majority (73%) of the respondents belonged to joint family. Nearly 86 % of the respondents were literate and (14%) of the respondents were illiterate. There were (63%)of the respondents engaged in agricultural and agro-based labor. The majority (62%) of the respondents were confirm about the pregnancy by stopping menstruation cycle. Most of the respondents did check up during pregnancy. In this study, (77%) of the respondents had taken full dose of T. T. vaccine.The majority (55%) of the respondents had delivered at home with the help of TBA. Only(39%) of the respondents cut cord by new blade. Nearly (68%) of the respondents had faced delivery complications. Among the complications, majority (51%) of the respondents were suffered from vaginal bleeding. Most (95%) of the respondents had immunized their children and rest (5%) them had not immunized due to lack of knowledge, traditional faith, lack of health facilities and lack of time. In this study (35%) respondent had not fed colostrums. It was found that (61%) of the respondents had not attended postnatal check up. The study found that (57%) of the respondents agreed that they had taken extra nutritious food during postnatal period. The majority of the respondents had practiced the family planning during the postnatal period. The overall observation and finding of the study shows that safe motherhood practice is poor due to their low socio economic status. They have traditional knowledge to care mother and baby. Therefore, the result of the research shows immediate need of education, awareness and income generating programmers for that Janajati Community.Item Women empowerment and its relation to safe motherhood service utilizaton: A study in selected slum area of Kathmandu metropolitan city(Department of Sociology, 2016) Bista, DineshThe study was conducted among the married women of reproductive age 15-49 year living in three slum areas of Kathmandu Metropolitan city- Balkhu, Sinamangal and Samakhushi.The general objective of this study was to identify safe motherhood service utilization in relation to women empowerment. The Sample size was 120. Purposive sampling method was applied to select the samples. The semi-structure interview schedule was used as data collection tools. Maximum i.e. 26.7% belong to age group 20-24 followed by 25% belong to age group 25-29. Around 45.8% of them were illiterate. Majority of the respondent were Tamang (26.7%) followed by Magar (16.7%) and Newar (12.5%) and so on. Hindu respondent were 58.3% followed by Buddhist (25%) and Christian (15%). Majority of respondents were engaged in housework i.e. 76.7% followed by 15.8% in daily wages.16.7% have migrated to slum area within this year and 7.5% have lived there above 20 years. Mean age at marriage of respondents was 18.5 years and of their husband was 25 years. The mean age at first pregnancy was 19.49 years. Only 42.5% of the respondents had heard about the safe motherhood. 79.2% had ANC visit among which around 60%completed at least four ANC visits during the pregnancy. Only 81.1% received T.T vaccine among which 69.8% received complete 2 doses. 65.1% received iron tablets. 51.9% had visited for PNC checkup at least one time. 90% of respondent heard about at least one kind of family planning methods. Only 26.7% of the respondents were involved in income generation. The husband’s income is controlled by 21.7% wife, 39.2% by husband himself whereas 28.3% couples do it jointly. 38.4% of women take decision for her own health care while 20.5% does it jointly with her husband. Similarly for the number of children to be born, only 15.7% women take decision themselves but 30.5% husband make decision for this alone. As well only 30.2% women take decision for ANC checkup alone and 40.7% do it jointly with husband. Women empowerment and safe motherhood service utilization is a close matter. It is more likely that women don’t go for ANC visit when they are unemployed (36.4%) than if they are employed (21.9%). 91.2% women were found to be gone for ANC visit if the control of husband's income is done by both husband and wife jointly. 73.5% of PNC visit is done if the husband’s income is controlled by both husband and wife. When the husband income is controlled by husband himself,63.8% had not used the family planning device ever in their married life as the decision was made by the husband himself. When women are sexually empowered and can refuse for sexual intercourse to husband when they are not well or not in mood, then there is more chance that they use the safe motherhood service. 76.9% ANC visit, 52.3% PNC visit and 70.7% of family planning users can refuse to unwanted sex compared to 57.1% ANC visit, 42.9% PNC visit and 37.2% family planning users who cannot refuse for sex to her husband. When women are employed there is less chance (18.8%) than if they are not employed (60.3%) that they don’t hear about the safe motherhood. Among the women who are involved in any group, 75.6% have heard about the safe motherhood. Similarly, if women are sexually empowered and can refuse to have unwanted sex with husband, it is more likely that they hear about the safe motherhood (76.9%). Similarly literate women (69.2%) have heard more about safe motherhood than illiterate (40%). When the husband's income is controlled by both husband and wife, it is more likely that women hear about the safe motherhood (88.2%).