scholarly journals Assessment of Antenatal Care Utilization among Reproductive Age Group Women of Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia

2016 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robera Olana ◽  
Tafesse Lamaro
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Southwest Ethiopia ◽  
Antenatal Care Utilization ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

scholarly journals Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Urban Slums of Nanded City

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Sunita P. Pawar ◽  
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Geeta S. Pardeshi ◽  
Shriram Gosavi ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Urban Slums ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Background: Complications during pregnancy and delivery are well documented and can be prevented and managed effectively especially with adequate antenatal care. Women in urban slums represent a marginalized community and improving health care utilization in this group remains a challenge. Objective: To study existing antenatal care practices and study the factors associated with it among women of reproductive age group in urban slums of Nanded city. Methods: This is a community based cross sectional descriptive study carried out from March 2010 to April 2011 in which 400 women reporting delivery in past two years were selected using Probability Proportionate Sampling. Data on Sociodemographic factors and different components of antennal care were collected using a Semi structured questionnaire. Analysis was done using chi square test. Results: Among the 400 women included in the study, coverage of full Antenatal care (ANC) services was reported by 80 (20%) respondents. While 381 (95%) women were immunized with Tetanus Toxoid, only 98 (25%) women had consumed 100 or more Iron and Folic acid tablets, 315 (79%) women had three or more antenatal check-ups and 213 (53%) had registered themselves in first trimester of pregnancy. There was significant association between full antenatal care and woman’s education, husband’s education and occupation, religion and socio-economic status of family (<0.05). Conclusion: There is a need to improve the utilization of full antenatal care package among women in urban slums with a special focus on early registration and IFA consumption. Sociodemographic variables of reproductive age group women have impact on utilization of antenatal care services. The risk factors identified for low antenatal care service utilization were low educational status of women and their husbands and low socioeconomic status. Special efforts should be made to motivate this group for antenatal care service utilization

scholarly journals Abortion Law awareness and Abortion Services Utilization among reproductive age women of Inarwa municipality of Eastern Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar Khanal ◽  
Hari Prasad Ghimire ◽  
Meika Bhattachan ◽  
Gyanu Nepal ◽  
Shyam Sundar Budhathoki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
P Value ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Abortion Law ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Introduction: Globally, reproductive health and quality of life among female population has been found to be unsatisfactory in developing world. Until 1963, Nepal’s 1854 legal code known as MulukiAin was revised numerous times that banned abortion exempting risk of women’s life. Enactment of New Abortion Policy from 2003 brought landmark reforms to the women’s choice in family planning methods and ended the sufferings of lengthy prison sentences for abortion crimes. This study was conducted to explore the level of awareness about abortion law with regard to health care utilization among women of reproductive age group along with its association with socio-demographic characteristics. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2014, in Inarwa Municipality among women of reproductive age group (16 to 49 years). Convenient sampling was done to collect data from households. Data was entered and analyzed in SPSS 11.5 and presented in tabular form. Chi-square test was used to show association of awareness of abortion law and socio-demographic variables. Results: education, age at first marriage and age at 1st pregnancy was found to be significant (p value: <0.005). Conclusion: As media was the most used source of information, more education on awareness of abortion law and health care utilization should be disseminated through this medium.  

scholarly journals Awareness of obstetric fistula and associated factors among women in reproductive age group attending public hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dessalegn Nigatu Rundasa ◽  
Tarekegn Fekede Wolde ◽  
Kenbon Bayisa Ayana ◽  
Abeya Fufa Worke
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Obstetric Fistula ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Southwest Ethiopia ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Reproductive Age Women ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Abstract Background Obstetric fistula occurs in all developing countries but it is confined to the “fistula belt” across the northern half of Sub-Saharan Africa from Mauritania to Eritrea and in the developing countries of the Middle East and Asia. Ending obstetric fistula is critical to achieving Sustainable Development by 2030. So creating awareness on obstetrics fistula among women in the reproductive age group have a crucial role in reducing morbidity, mortality, and social stigma. Objective To assess awareness on obstetric fistula and its associated factors among reproductive-age women attending governmental hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, 2021. Methods An Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 413 women. The sample size was estimated by using a single population proportion formula. The collected data were coded and entered into EPI-data version 3.1 then exported to SPSS version 24 for descriptive and inferential analysis. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) along with 95% confidence level was estimated to assess the strength of the association and variables with a p-value < 0.05 were considered to declare the statistical significance in the multivariable analysis in this study. Results In this study, a total of 400 clients have participated in the study. The mean ages of participants were 30.26 (SD ± 8.525) years old. Education of women who cannot read and write are 85% less likely to have good awareness than women who are above the secondary level of education [AOR = 0.162; 95% CI (0.081–0.364)]. While Women who have primary education level are 83% less likely to have good awareness than women who are above the secondary level of education [AOR = 0.170; 95% CI (0.085–0.446)]. In addition, This study shows women who have not heard about obstetric complications are 54% less likely to have awareness of obstetric fistula than those who heard about obstetric complications [AOR = 0.458; 95% CI (0.368–0.643)]. Conclusion This study identifies that the educational level of women, history of pregnancy, distance to the nearby health institution, and awareness of obstetrics complications were the factors associated with awareness of reproductive age women on obstetrics fistula. Hence, increasing awareness on obstetric fistula plays a key role in averting this problem.

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