Maternal knowledge, wellbeing & child health: Evidence from the Indian slums

Author(s):  
Debayan Pakrashi ◽  
Chitwan Lalji ◽  
Sounak Thakur
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Shehla Zaidi ◽  
Maryam Huda ◽  
Ammarah Ali ◽  
Xaher Gul ◽  
Rawshan Jabeen ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: In Pakistan’s high child mortality context, a large-scale Lady Health Worker (LHW) Program raises the need to look at whether LHWs are delivering their key mandate as agents of change for child health. This study examines the quantity and quality of LHW interactions with mothers for child health and their impact on mothers' knowledge and child health practices. METHODS: 1,968 mothers of children <2 years (n=1,968) were interviewed through a cross-sectional survey in two rural districts of Pakistan focusing on immunization, nutrition, and early child illness. Data on frequency of LHW’s visits; services provided, specific services related to routine immunization (RI), nutrition and child illness, and maternal knowledge and practices were analyzed using median values for continuous variables and counts and percentages for categorical data. RESULTS: Monthly visits by LHW were reported by only 63% of LHW covered households. During LHW monthly encounters, Oral Polio drops administration was most frequently reported (77%), followed by RI (59%), breastfeeding counseling (20%), child illness management advice (18%), growth monitoring (9.5%), while none reported receiving hygiene counseling. Although LHWs were reported to be the main information source for child health; limited impact of LHW-mother interaction was seen on maternal knowledge and practices: 76% mothers reported receiving ORS packets from LHWs but only 27% knew of correct usage, only 34% washed hands before feeding children, less than a third could correctly recall early signs of pneumonia and awareness of Vaccine Preventable Diseases other than Polio ranged from 42%-9% only. CONCLUSION: Although LHWs are main information source for child health services but infrequent, poor quality household encounters indicate ineffective delivery on the key mandate of community-based child health. Policy debate instead of focusing on scaling up or downsizing the program, should prioritize quality and supervision to improve value for money of a critical community resource.


2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
Santosh Sangwan ◽  
Anju Manocha

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1184-1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoko Yanagisawa ◽  
Ayako Soyano ◽  
Hisato Igarashi ◽  
Midori Ura ◽  
Yasuhide Nakamura

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 658-663
Author(s):  
Illa Arinta

Background. One of the major obstacles to the slow decline in MMR and IMR in Indonesia is the low maternal knowledge associated with pregnancy. Riskesdas 2012 research results nationally, mothers who own and bring books and understand the benefits only 29.1% and one of the provinces in Indonesia that is, East Java 42.1% of mothers who have books and 47.3% of mothers have but not Bring and 10.7% do not have (Ministry of Health RI, 2010).The Purpose It is known the relationship between the characteristics of pregnant women and knowledge of the MCH book at the Cempaka Putih Sub-district Health Center and the Sawah Besar Public Health Center, Central Jakarta for the period February to August 2017Research Method. The research design used was quantitative using cross sectional approach, the location of the research was conducted at Public Health Center and cempaka putih Public Health Center, with 214 samples of pregnant women. The instrument used is questionnaire. The variables used are education, occupation, parity and age.Results. much as 80.0% of mother's knowledge is good, and only 19.2% are knowledgeable less. There is no significant correlation between education, occupation, age, parity with mother's knowledge about book in pregnant women at Cempaka Putih Public Health Center and Sawah Besar Public Health Center. There is a significant relation of mother job (p = 0,048), OR = 4,596, with knowledge of books on pregnant women at Cempaka Putih Public Health Center and Sawah Besar Public Health Center. Conclusion.  Knowledge of Pregnant Women About Book Cempaka Putih Public Health Center and Sawah Besar Public Health Center the most category that is less category.Suggestion Maintain knowledge of pregnant women about the MCH handbook by evaluating pregnant women at every ANC examination so that mothers know more and actively understand about maternal and child health and mothers know better when to need help or an emergency. Keywords : Knowledge, Pregnant, Maternal and Child Health Books                ABSTRAK Latar Belakang. Salah satu kendala utama lambatnya penurunan AKI dan AKB di Indonesia adalah rendahnya pengetahuan ibu yang berhubungan dengan kehamilan. Hasil penelitian Riskesdas 2012 secara Nasional, ibu yang memiliki dan membawa buku KIA serta memahami manfaatnya hanya 29,1% dan salah satu propinsi di Indonesia yaitu, Jawa Timur 42,1% ibu yang memiliki buku KIA dan 47,3% ibu memiliki namun tidak membawa, dan 10,7% tidak memiliki ( Kemenkes RI, 2010). Hal ini menggambarkan masih banyak ibu hamil yang tidak mengetahui manfaat dan isi buku KIA.Tujuan. Diketahuinya Faktor- Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Pengetahuan Tentang Buku KIA Pada Ibu Hamil Di Puskesmas Kecamatan Cempaka Putih Dan Puskesmas Sawah Besar  Jakarta Pusat Periode Februari s/d Agustus 2017 ”.Metode. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan  cross sectional, lokasi penelitian dilaksanakan di Puskesmas Sawah Besar dan puskesmas cempaka putih Februari s/d Agustus 2017, dengan jumlah sampel 214 ibu hamil. Instrument yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Variabel yang digunakan adalah pendidikan, pekerjaan, paritas, usia ibu.Hasil. Sebanyak 80,0 % pengetahuan ibu adalah baik, dan hanya 19,2 % yang berpengetahuan kurang. Tidak ada hubungan secara signifikan pendidikan, pekerjaan, usia, paritas dengan pengetahuan ibu tentang buku KIA pada ibu hamil di Puskesmas Kecamatan Cempaka Putih dan Puskesmas Sawah Besar Tahun 2017. Ada hubungan secara signifikan pekerjaan ibu (p=0,048), OR=4,596, dengan pengetahuan tentang buku KIA pada ibu hamil di Puskesmas Kecamatan Cempaka Putih dan Puskesmas Sawah Besar.Kesimpulan Tidak ada hubungan signifikan pendidikan, pekerjaan, usia, paritas dengan pengetahuan ibu tentang buku KIA, ada hubungan signifikan pekerjaan ibu dengan pengetahuan tentang buku KIA.Saran Mempertahankan pengetahuan ibu hamil tentang buku KIA dengan mengevaluasi ibu hamil pada setiap pemeriksaan ANC agar ibu lebih mengetahui dan memahami secara aktif tentang kesehatan ibu dan anak serta ibu lebih mengetahui kapan memerlukan pertolongan atau kegawatdaruratan. Kata kunci : Pengetahuan, Ibu hamil, Buku kesehatan ibu dan anak (KIA)            


2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
GHULAM MUSTAFA

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
JONATHAN M. SPECTOR

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