Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Safe Motherhood Service (A Case Study of Khimti VDC, Ramechhap District)

Abstract

The research entitled "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Safe Motherhood" has been carried out in Khimti VDC of Ramechhap District. The main objective of this study is to find out the knowledge attitude and practice of safe motherhood service towards of women aged 15-49 year who have at least one child below 5 years of age at the time of survey. This study covered 1 to 4 wards of Khimti VDC and115 household and so as the respondents were selected purposively. In this study the required information was collected from primary source of data. Questionnaire as well as some opinionnaire were developed as a tool for collection of data. All the opinion naireswere constructed according to modified' Likert Scale'. In order to interpret the data, the researcher used simple table, cross-tabulation for showing the relationship between two or more variable and chi-square test to determine the attitude of respondents towards safe motherhood. The main determinants for this research were ANC checkup, TT vaccination, receiving iron tablets and vitamin 'A', delivery assistance,place of delivery, use of safe delivery kit and postnatal checkup This study included 675population from 115 households whichconsisted55.6percent male and44.4 percent female.The literacy rate of the study population was 41.3 percent. Among the total population47.7 percent were currently married and 2.1 percent were widow/widower and remaining were single. Most of the household population was engaged in household work. Among the total respondents 36.5 percent were literate higher percent of respondent were in age group 20-24 years. This study shows 52 percent respondents had knowledge about safe motherhood.Similarly about50 percent respondents had knowledge about TT and about 70 percent had knowledge about delivery kit. In this study, it was found that the attitude of respondents towards safe motherhood was significantly positive. Only 36.5 percent received ANC service, among those higher percent received from health center/health post. Higher percent of literate and aged 20 years and above respondents received ANC service. In this study, 9.6percent, 54.8 percent, 13.9 percent of total respondents were found to have received vitamin 'A', TT vaccine,iron tablets respectively during pregnancy. Similarly 92.2 percent were delivered at home. Only 6.1 percent were assisted by doctor at the time of delivery. 53 percent used safe delivery kit and 58.3 percent used sterilized blade to cut the cord of newly born baby. In the study 38.3 percent respondents received PNC services.Higher percent of respondent received postnatal care from health post.This study also found the positive relationship between educational status and knowledge, attitude and practice of safe motherhood.