scholarly journals Knowledge Attitude and Practice Regarding Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women in Rural Area of Lahore

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Shahnaz Akhtar ◽  
Muhammad Hussain ◽  
Iram Majeed ◽  
Muhammad Afzal

Background: Prenatal care is medical valuation of mother and fetus, for the duration of gestation used for getting best possible result for the mother and child. Early observation and ongoing care during pregnancy provided more favorable births compared to no prenatal observation. Methodology: The quantitative cross-sectional study design was used with convenient sampling (n=133) from community of Hussain Abad Lahore. Pregnant women between the ages of 20 to 45 years of age. Data was analyzed on SPSS 21 version and application of chi-square test (p=<0.05). Result: The respondents 69.1% (n=94) were identified that pregnant women require to go for their checkup. This study reveals that (n=31) 21.4% participants were agree, (n=98)71.1% participants were disagreed, (n=06)4.4% were neutral that they have Seek antenatal care regularly during pregnancy. 83.1% women believe that antenatal checkup is worthy to monitor mother & fetus’ well-being. Conclusion: 64.7% pregnant women response in yes regarding knowledge about antenatal care. The attitude was shown positive somewhere as 69.6% women were agree and as well as negative, also as 30.1% respondents were disagreed and therefore 61% participants have positive practices towards antenatal care. There was significant association between qualification and knowledge of expectant women about prenatal care, significant association in qualification and attitude and there was insignificant association in qualification and practices. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 155-162

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Siti Amanah

The data of coverage number of pregnant women visit K1 and K4 in East Kalimantan province 2013 was amounted to 97.4% and 85.07%, that value has not yet reached the resentra's target in 2013 in the amount of 100% and 95%. Based of Data Health Service Penajam Paser Utara in 2014 showed Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in the amount of 196 per 100,000 live births. Although the K1 and K4 visit coverage that is reach to 102.5% and 89.5%, in 2015 increased to 104% and 97%. This study aimed to determine factors related to the visit Antenatal Care (ANC) in Puskesmas Gunung Intan Penajam Paser Utara on 2016. This study uses Analytical Survey by using cross sectional approach. Respondents are all pregnant women who are in working area Puskesmas Gunung Intan many as 113 respondents and a sampling technique by using purposive sampling technique. The data analysis was performed univariate and bivariate by using Chi-Square test. The results of this research obtained that all variables studied had a relationship with antenatal care (ANC) visit in Puskesmas Gunung Intan, Penajam Paser Utara in 2016, include knowledge (p value 0.001), attitude (p value 0.001) and family support (p value 0.026). The conclusion of this study is that the knowledge, attitude and family support pregnant women were able to incference visits of pregnant women to antenatal care (ANC). Thus, village midwives, the officers of Health Promotion and Nutrition needs to be increase the counseling about the importance of prenatal care to the community intensively so that their knowledge especially on pregnant women can be increased their awareness about the importance of prenatal care fully


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-121
Author(s):  
Nurhelmi Helmi ◽  
Zulmeriza Rasyid

Sectio Caesarea Is A Surgery To Give Birth To The Fetus Via The Incision On The Abdomen And Uterus. Based On Early Observation Conducted Researchers Obtained The Normal Maternity Was 106 (20,7%) And 406 (79,3%) With Sectio Caesarea At January- March 2019. This Purpose Of This Study To Know The Determinant Of Sectio Caesarea At Maternity In X Hospital Pekanbaru. The Research Used A Method Of Analytic Survey With The Design Of Cross Sectional Study. The Total Of  Population 512 And Sample Of This Research 81 Maternities Who Were Birthing In The Hospital. Sampling Techniques Used Consecutive Sampling. The Measuring Instrument  Used A Questionnaire And Computerized Data Processed. Analysis Used Of Univariate And Bivariate With Chi-Square Test. Results Of The Studied In X Hospital Pekanbaru  There Was 51 (63%) Sectio Caesarea And 30 (37%) Normal Childbirth, After Analysis There Was Relationship Between Knowledge (P= 0,041, Or= 2,909 (1,142- 7,409)), Premature Of Membranes (P=0,041 Or=3,159 (1,152-8,662)), And Hypertension ((P=0,025, Or=3,348 (1,257-8,914)) With Sectio Caesarea. Expected For The Health Promotion And Health Of Both Mother And Child In X Hospital Pekanbaru To More Actively Educated About Maintaining Health During Pregnancy, Normal Childbirth And Sectio Caesarea Childbirth.


2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Thiruvenkadam ◽  
Sharath Asokan ◽  
J Baby John ◽  
PR Geetha Priya

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the association of optimism and psychosocial well being of school going children on their oral health status. Study design: The study included 12- to 15-year-old school going children (N = 2014) from Tamilnadu, India. Optimism was measured using the revised version of the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R). A questionnaire was sent to the parents regarding their child's psychosocial behavior which included shyness, feeling inferiority, unhappiness and friendliness. Clinical examination for each child was done to assess the DMFT score and OHI-S score. The data obtained were statistically analyzed using Pearson Chi-Square test, Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test with the aid of SPSS software (version 17). Odds Ratio (OR) was calculated with 95% Confidence Interval (CI). The p value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Boys with high optimism had significantly lesser DMFT score than the boys with low optimism (p=0.001). Girls with high optimism had significantly higher DMFT score (p=0.001). In psychosocial outcomes, inferiority (p=0.002) and friendliness (p=0.001) showed significant association with DMFT score. Among the boys, children who felt less inferior (p=0.001), less unhappy (p=0.029) and more friendly (p=0.001) had lesser DMFT score. Conclusion: Among the psychosocial outcomes assessed, inferiority and friendliness had significant association with oral health of the children and hence, can be used as a proxy measures oral health.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Moh. Rivandi Dengo ◽  
Idjrak Mohamad

The coverage of Antenatal Care (ANC) visits in Gorontalo District during the last three years is as follows: the first visit of the pregnant women in 2015 reached 90%, the visit in the following year in 2016 decreased to 76%, and the visit in 2017 reached 89,86%. This research aims to find out the factors related to the decrease of Antenatal Care in accordance with the decrease in the Antenatal Care visits in the first contact of pregnant women checking K-1 in the working area of Community Health Center Bongomeme Gorontalo District in 2018. The population of the current research was all pregnant women listed in Kohort pregnant women book in the Community Health Center Bogomeme in 2018 there were 163 pregnant women participated. The research design used was a cross sectional study approach. The obtained data were subsequently examined using chi-square test by referring to p value < 0,005. The research results shown that the parity variable of the pregnancy has p value of 0,038, pregnant women knowledge has p value of 0,012, and pregnant women job has p value of 0,000. Thus, this variable has a parity of pregnancy, knowledge of pregnant women and occupation of pregnant women has a relationship with antenatal visits (K-1), while family support variables with p value of 0.478 means that this variable has no relationship with antenatal visits (K-1). The conclusion was the parity, pregnant women knowledge, and pregnant women occupation have the significant relationship with the antenatal care visits (K-1), while the family support has no significant relationship with antenatal visits (K-1). The pregnant women should maintain the pregnancy spacing, maintain the pregnancy health, and increase their knowledge.Cakupan kunjungan Antenatal Care (ANC) di Kabupaten Gorontalo selama tiga tahun terakhir adalah cakupan kunjungan pertama ibu hamil (K-1) tahun 2015 mencapai 90%, pada tahun berikutnya tahun 2016 terjadi penurunan yaitu 76% dan pada tahun 2017 mencapai 89,86%. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan rendahnya kunjungan Antenatal Care pada kontak pertama pemeriksaan ibu hamil K-1 pada Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Bongomeme Kabupaten Gorontalo tahun 2018. Adapun populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu hamil tercatat di buku kohort ibu hamil Puskesmas Bongomeme tahun 2018 yaitu sebanyak 163 orang ibu hamil. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan cross sectional study. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dilakukan uji statistic chi square dengan melihat nilai p value < 0,005. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variable paritas kehamilan dengan nilai p value 0,038, pengetahuan ibu hamil nilai p value 0,012, dan pekerjaan ibu hamil nilai p value 0,000. Artinya variabel paritas kehamilan, pengetahuan ibu hamil dan pekerjaan ibu hamil memiliki hubungan dengan kunjungan antenatal (K-1). Sedangkan variabel dukungan keluarga nilai p value 0,478 ini berarti variabel dukungan keluarga tidak memiliki hubungan dengan kunjungan antenatal (K-1). Disimpulkan bahwa paritas, pengetahuan ibu, pekerjaan ibu ada hubungan yang signifikan dengan kunjungan antenatal K-I, sedangkan dukungan keluarga tidak memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan kunjungan antenatal (K-I). Ibu hamil agar lebih menjaga jarak kehamilan, menjaga kesehatan kehamilan, meningkatkan pengetahuan ibu hamil.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-125
Author(s):  
Ni Gusti Made Ayu Agung Budhi ◽  
Maryanah Maryanah

Quality Antenatal Care (ANC) services can prevent complications during pregnancy, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a policy for mothers to postpone ANC visits. The purpose of the study was to find out how the influence of ANC services during the Covid-19 pandemic on the incidence of complications in pregnant women. The research method used is an analytical survey with a Cross-Sectional approach. The number of samples is 110 pregnant women respondents. The statistical test used is the Chi-Square test. The results showed that the age of pregnant women was 92.1% of healthy reproductive age, high school education level was 90.4%, some pregnancies experienced by mothers 2 were 66.7%, work as housewives were 67%. The biggest complication that occurs in pregnant women is anemia (40%). The provision of quality ANC services with 10T has a positive influence on the incidence of complications in pregnancy during the pandemic (p-value <0.05), as well as understanding of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) book (p-value <0.05) and the anxiety felt by the mother (p-value <0.05) influences the occurrence of complications. The conclusions obtained were the effect of providing quality ANC services with 10 T, understanding of the MCH handbook on the incidence of complications during the covid-19 pandemic.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-420
Author(s):  
Yulia Safitri ◽  
Desi Handayani Lubis

ABSTRACT Background: Generally, pregnancy develops normally until delivery, but some pregnancies can be risky in certain circumstances so that antenatal care is necessary. Some pregnant women did not perform ANC (K1 and K4) allegedly because of lack of support from their husbands, lack of knowledge and negative attitudes about ANC.Objective: To determine the effect of husband's support, knowledge, and attitudes of pregnant women on Antenatal Care Visits.Method: This study is an analytic survey with a cross sectional approach. It was conducted in Tandem Hulu I Village, Hamparan Perak Subdistrict, with the research time being February 2020. The population of this study were all third trimester pregnant women in Tandem Hulu I Village, namely 38 people and all of them were taken as the sample. The data were analyzed by univariate, bivariate with chi-square test, and multivariate using multiple logistic regression tests at the 95% confidence level ( = 0.05).Results: The study showed that the majority of ANC visits by pregnant women were not according to standards (52.6%), which were according to standards (47.4%). ANC visit of pregnant women in Hamparan Perak Subdistrict, Deli Serdang Regency was influenced by husband's support (p = 0.033), and knowledge (p = 0.004), while attitudes had no effect (p = 0.156). Knowledge variable was the most dominant variable affecting ANC visits. Pregnant women with good knowledge had a 13.7 times higher chance of making ANC visits according to standards than pregnant women with less knowledge. The probability of pregnant women visiting ANC according to standards was 90.99% if the husband's support was good and the mother's knowledge was good.Conclusion: Husband's support and knowledge of pregnant women affect ANC visit in Tandem Hulu I Village, Hamparan Perak District.Suggestion Gathering pregnant women and husbands or families to be given information about the importance of ANC visits and reminding pregnant women and husbands to always read the MCH Handbook so that they know the importance of ANC visits Keywords: Husband's Support, Knowledge, Attitude, ANC Visit ABSTRAK Latar Belakang : Umumnya kehamilan berkembang dengan normal sampai persalinan, tetapi beberapa kehamilan dapat berisiko pada keadaan tertentu sehingga perlu dilakukan pemeriksaan kehamilan (antenatal care). Sebagian ibu hamil tidak melakukan ANC (K1 dan K4) diduga karena kurang dukungan suami, kurang pengetahuan dan sikap yang negatif tentang ANC.Tujuan : Mengetahui pengaruh dukungan suami, pengetahuan, dan sikap ibu hamil terhadap Kunjungan Antenatal Care.Metode: Jenis penelitian ini adalah survei analitik dengan pendekatan Cross Sectional. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Desa Tandem Hulu I Kecamatan Hamparan Perak, dengan waktu penelitian Februari 2020. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu hamil trimester III di Desa Tandem Hulu I yaitu 38 orang dan seluruhnya dijadikan sampel (total populasi). Data dianalisis secara univariat, bivariat dengan uji chi-square, dan multivariat menggunakan uji regresi logistik berganda pada tingkat kepercayaan 95% (=0,05).Hasil : Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas kunjungan ANC ibu hamil tidak sesuai standar (52,6%), yang sesuai standar (47,4%). Kunjungan ANC ibu hamil di Kecamatan Hamparan Perak Kabupaten Deli Serdang dipengaruhi oleh dukungan suami (p = 0,033), dan pengetahuan (p = 0,004), sedangkan sikap tidak berpengaruh (p = 0,156).  Variabel pengetahuan merupakan variabel paling dominan memengaruhi kunjungan ANC. Ibu hamil berpengetahuan baik berpeluang 13,7 kali lebih tinggi melakukan kunjungan ANC sesuai standar dibandingkan ibu hamil yang berpengetahuan kurang. Probabilitas ibu hamil melakukan kunjungan ANC sesuai standar sebesar 90,99% bila dukungan suami baik dan pengetahuan ibu baik.Kesimpulan: Dukungan Suami dan Pengetahuan Ibu Hamil berpengaruh terhadap Kunjungan ANC di Desa Tandem Hulu I Kecamatan Hamparan Perak.Saran: Mengumpulkan ibu hamil dan suami atau keluarga untuk diberikan penyuluhan tentang pentingnya Kunjungan ANC dan mengingatkan ibu hamil dan suami untuk selalu membaca Buku KIA sehingga mengetahui pentingnya Kunjungan ANC Kata Kunci:           Dukungan Suami, Pengetahuan, Sikap, Kunjungan ANC


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Kristiawan P.A. Nugroho ◽  
Windu Merdekawati ◽  
Julia Mariyani Hekakaya

Background: Anemia is associated with a condition of blood deficiency or low red blood cell count. Anemia during pregnancy is important to note because it concerns public health, especially maternal and child health. Objective: This study was to determine the relationship between eating behavior, iron tablet consumption, and anemia incidence in pregnant women in three Health Center (Puskesmas) in Fakfak district, West Papua. Methods: This study used quantitative method with cross sectional study design. The total samples were 55 respondents from Fakfak Kota Health Center, Dulanpokpok Health Center, and Danaweria Health Center. Results: Not all pregnant women were found to be regularly taking Fe tablets with a significance value of Chi-Square test of 0.001, so that unregulary consumption of Fe tablets can affect the incidence of anemia in pregnant women. Conclusion: There is a relationship of consumption of Fe tablets with anemia during pregnancy, not eating behavior.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-116
Author(s):  
Eva Nurhidayati ◽  
Emdat Suprayitno

Background: K4 is the fourth prenatal check-up visit for health workers to obtain antenatal care according to standards and to detect complications as early as possible during pregnancy. The K4 coverage in Batang-Batang Daya village, the working area of ​​the Batang-Batang Puskesmas is still below the target in 2018. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between husband's support and the decision of pregnant women in carrying out K4 examinations. Methods: The design of this study is analytic correlational with a cross-sectional study approach, the population of pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy in Batang-Batang Daya Village in 2019 was 27 respondents, using total sampling techniques, husband's support data was collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire. K4 examination data used a checklist in the KIA book, and the statistical test used was Chi-Square with an expected value of less than 5. Result: The results showed that most of the pregnant women received support from their husbands as many as 20 people (74.1). Most of the pregnant women underwent a K4 examination (4th pregnancy visit), as many as 20 people (74.1%). The analysis result from the Chi-Square test shows the value (ρ) = 0.000. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the husband's support is related to the decision by pregnant women to carry out K4 examinations. Husbands should always provide support to their wives to carry out routine checks so that pregnant women are motivated to carry out K4 examinations, and are more confident about carrying out their pregnancy.


Author(s):  
Citra Hadi Kurniati

Midwives play an important role in the process of health care, especially antenatal care services (ANC). The quality of midwife services determines the success of the service process. The perception of pregnant women when they come for a pregnancy is related to their availability to return to Antenatal Care examination. This study aims to determine the quality of midwives in ANC services on the perception of pregnant women. This type of research uses observational analytic research, where researchers are directed to explain a situation or situation. The time approach used is cross sectional. Analysis was conducted to test the quality of midwives in providing ANC services to the perception of pregnant women. Analysis of the data in research with ordinal and scale variables is non-parametric statistics. Hypothesis testing using the Chi Square Test. The results showed that there was no relationship between the quality of midwives on perceptions of pregnant women with a p value of valeu> 0.05 with an X × count of 0.325. The conclusion of this study is that there is no relationship between the quality of midwives in providing ANC services to the perception of pregnant women


2021 ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Agarwal AK ◽  
Sarswat Swati ◽  
Kushwah Arun ◽  
Mahore Ramniwas

Background: given to pregnant women in order Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the main components of maternal health to have a safe pregnancy. Delay in identication of pregnancy and lack of related health seeking behavior is the major causes of maternal morbidities and deaths. The study was conducted with the Aim: aim to evaluate the health-seeking behaviour for antenatal care services among the antenatal and postnatal mothers in a urban area of Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh. Materials and Methods: Community based Descriptive cross-sectional research design was used to conduct. A total of 350 mothers who delivered in last one year were selected for study. 88% of the study participants had received adequate antenat Results: al care (minimum 4 antenatal checkups) but out of only 41.4% had knowledge regarding the danger signs of pregnancy and the major determinants were maternal literacy and adequate prenatal care. Regarding the health-seeking behaviour, 30.3% of them preferred district hospital as preferred place of delivery. Adequate prenatal care was found to have statistically signicant association with adequate gestational weight gain, exclusive breastfeeding, proper weaning practices and consumption of iron and folic acid supplements. , the study Conclusion: Even though there is reasonable good utilization rate of antenatal service shows the need to provide health education regarding the danger signs of pregnancy and importance of adequate prenatal care to all pregnant women and expectant mothers, to make them aware of when and how to seek medical care, which in turn could reduce the overall maternal morbidity and mortality.


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