Knowledge and Practice of Safe Motherhood in Dalit Community (A Case Study of The Babhangama Katti Vdc in Saptari District)

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dc.contributor.authorMandal, Raj Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-09T04:26:43Z
dc.date.available2022-06-09T04:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis study entitled "Knowledge and Practice of Safe Motherhood Services" (A CaseStudy of the Babhangama Katti VDC Saptari) is based on primary data collected fromsample survey. It covered 125 sample respondents from 125 sample household. Themain objective of this study is to examine the knowledge of safe motherhood, socio-economic condition and practices of safe motherhood among the married women aged15-49 years. Out of the 125 sample respondents more than 50 percent women are literate and themajority of respondents are engaged in agriculture and daily wages Knowledge andpractices of safe motherhood services in the study area is satisfactory. The literaterespondents have more knowledge about the safe motherhood then illiteraterespondents. They get this information from different means of communication. Suchas they get information from TV and Radio which is 60 percent, by health workers,neighbours, friends and others were 16:12:4 and 8 percent respectively. According to the study 94.1percent respondents have received ANC services. In thestudy 94.4 percent respondents received TT vaccine, only 19.6 percent were receivedvitamin A and 85.6 percent received Iron tablets during pregnancy.The survey showthat out of 125 respondents, 83.2 present reported that place of delivery at the homeand 16.8 percentdelivered at health center facility. 32.0 percent of respondents havedelivered assisted by relatives/friends and higher 36.0 percent respondents receivedno assistance. The study shows that out of 125 respondents 35.2 percent have received postnatal careand 64.8 percent have not received postnatal care after delivery. Among ANCreceivers 56.5 percent are literate and 8.9 percent illiterate respondents have receivedANC services. 25.5 percent helped for baby caring and 36.4 percent have get help formother caring. The survey data shows 11.2 percent respondent faced the problem ofheart problem faced the problem of excessive bleeding among 6.4 percent faced theproblem after delivery.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/10990
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of population studiesen_US
dc.subjectHealth servicesen_US
dc.subjectSafe motherhooden_US
dc.subjectDalit communityen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and Practice of Safe Motherhood in Dalit Community (A Case Study of The Babhangama Katti Vdc in Saptari District)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
local.academic.levelMastersen_US
local.institute.titleCentral Department of Population Studiesen_US
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