Maternal and Child Health Care Practices among Women Gadhi Rural Municipality
Date
2018
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Faculty of Health Education
Abstract
This is a field based study which is conducted to find out the maternal and child
health care practice of lactating mothers of Gadhi Rural Municipality Ward No. 1,
Madheli of Sunsari District. The main objectives of the study was to examine socio
economic status and their effects in maternal and child health among women, to
identify maternal care practice and to identify breast feeding and child care practice
among women.
The main significance of the study was helpful to the health workers, institution, rural
women and lactating mothers to care their own health and their children. The findings
of the study will encourage the health workers parents and family members to identify
maternal and child health care problems and care their children and so on.
This study was delimited (ward no. 1 madheli) within 120 lactating mothers from
Gadhi Rural Municipality Ward No. 1, Madheli in Sunsari District. One hundred
twenty lactating mothers were selected by simple random sampling methods and
collected the data from interview and analyzed descriptively.
This study based on descriptive research design using competitive data for the
purpose of study both the primary and secondary data were used. The respondents for
the survey were in the total 120 lactating mothers in Gadhi Rural Municipality.
Whole information was based upon the 120 randomly sampled respondents
interviewed through structured and semi structured interview schedule. Data were
carefully checked and analyzed manually. Information was analyzed according to the
state objectives and the nature of obtained data.
At last, finding and conclusion has been drawn and the research has recommended
and suggested the points. This thesis is structured into five parts. First parts deal with
the introduction of the title and its theoretical ground. Second part reviews the
relevant work. Third part deals with the methodology of the study. Fourth part deals
with analysis and interpretation of data summary, findings fifth part deals with
conclusion and recommendations.
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Health care practices, Child health care, Maternal health care, Women health