17Feb 2020

A PROSPECTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN

  • Tutor, College of Nursing, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh.
  • Government Medical College and Hospital, Panjab university, Chandigarh.
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A prospective study to assess the knowledge regarding maternal and child health services available among antenatal women visiting antenatal OPD, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh. The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge regarding maternal and child health services available among antenatal mothers and to find out association between knowledge score with selected socio demographic variables.A prospective, observational research design was used.Convenient sampling technique was used to select 120 subjects visiting antenatal OPD, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh.Data obtained from study subjects by proformas developed by the researchers consisting of Part A - to collect socio-demographic data and Part B- to assess knowledge regarding maternal and child health services available.Approval was taken from research and ethical committee of the institution.Written permission was obtained from incharge of academics GMCH, sector-32, Chandigarh. Data analysis was done by calculating mean, standard deviation, percentage and correlation coefficient by using descriptive and inferential statistics at p<0.05 was considered statistically significance. Majority of the antenatal women had average knowledge regarading maternal and child helath services available. There were no association between knowledge score and demographic variables. The present study was conducted on 120 antenatal women visiting antenatal OPD at GMCH sector-32, Chandigrh, to assess knowledge regarding maternal and child health services available among antenatal women.

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[Ramandeep Kaur, Govind P. Verma, Dilpreet Pandher and Dinesh K. Walia (2020); A PROSPECTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Feb). 798-802] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10511      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10511

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