Safe Motherhood Practice Among Majhi Women (A Case Study of Hatpate VDC,Sindhuli District)

Abstract

The 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.