Utilization of Safe Motherhood Services (A case study at Vyas Municipality, Tanahun)

Abstract

The 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.