Knowledge and Practice of Safe Motherhood in Dalit Community (A Case Study of Chidika Vdc, Arghakhanchi District)
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This study on Knowledge and Practices of Safe Motherhood in Dalit Community: A Case
Study of Chidika VDC, Arghakhanchi District was carried out by using the primary data
collection in field survey. The main objective of this study was to examine the knowledge of
safe motherhood, socio-economic condition and practices of safe motherhood services
including antenatal care, delivery care and postnatal care in Dalit community. The field
survey covered all wards of Chidika VDC of Arghakhanchi district and 120 married women
aged 15-49 years were selected under the purposive sampling that had at least one child less
than 3 years of age during the survey time.
In the study, the relationship between two or more variables has been examined through
cross tabulation. The main variables for this research are antenatal care, delivery care, place
of delivery, use of delivery kits and postnatal check up. According to the study 70 percent
respondents have received ANC services. Higher percentages (50 percent) of respondents
were suggested to receive ANC by MCH/VHW. In the study, 84 percent literate respondents
were received ANC services. In the study, 51 percent respondents were delivered at home
and about 35 percent respondents received postnatal care services. There was relationship
between receiving iron tablets, TT vaccine, vitamin A and age at marriage, level of education
of respondents and their husband. This study found a relationship between education and
practice of safe motherhood services.