Practice of Maternal Health Care Among Married Women Aged (15-49) (A Case Study of Dodhara VDC in Kanchanpur District)

Abstract

The study on“Maternal Health Care Practices Among Married Women Aged(15-49):A Study of Dodhara VDC in Kanchanpur District"has been carried out using primary source of data obtained from 120 respondents of reproductive aged women. The study is conducted at Dodhara VDC of kanchanpur district in month 2009. There are various problems to achieve the goal of Maternal Health Care in society. The main purpose of this study is: To examine the socio–economic and demographicstatus of married women aged 15-49 years and to find out the Practice of Maternal health care of married women aged 15-49 years. In the study area it has found that socio-economic status of study population was very low. Most of the people in that area are engaged in agriculture and housework. The mean age at marriage of women in the study area is very low. The majority of women are delivered at home .It has found that literate (Intermediate level)women are delivered at Hospital while illiterate women are delivered maximum at home. Women yet have to face many complications during the time of delivery. During pregnancy labour and complication Nepali women follow traditional techniques which have harmful effects on health moreover women are more likely to have infections because of anatomical structures one of the regions in the quality and accessibility to maternal healthcare services in that most of the Nepali women risk in rural areas. In these areas only basic health services are available in very limited areas though some community based services are provided by trained birth attendants,female community Health Volunteer.