Predictors for antenatal services and pregnancy outcome in a rural area: A prospective study in Wardha district, India.
Indian J Med Sci
; 2009 Oct; 63(10) 436-444
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Background :Antenatal care is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality among newborn babies and pregnant women. Aims: To study the pattern of utilization of antenatal services and to find out the potential predictors, their distributions and their association with antenatal care utilization and pregnancy outcomes. Settings and Design :A prospective longitudinal study was conducted in Deoli, a rural teaching area of a medical college of Wardha district, Maharashtra state. Materials and Methods : Medical social workers contacted all the registered 305 pregnant women in 1 month. A total of 274 women were included in the study. The response rate was 89.83%. Statistical Analysis Used : Percentages, rate ratio. Results : Mean age at marriage was 19.8±3.6 years, and the average age at first pregnancy was 21.6± 4.5 years. Of the 274 pregnant women, 156 (56.9%) were pregnant for the first time (gravida 1), and the remaining 118 (43.1%) pregnant women, gravida 2 and above, had an average of 2.1 living sons and 1.9 living daughters. Only 92 (33.6%) women had undergone the minimum recommended antenatal checkup during their current pregnancy, and 188 (68.6%) women had institutional deliveries. A large proportion of women in Deoli do not receive proper health care during pregnancy and childbirth. Conclusion : In Deoli, antenatal services, in spite of being essential to the care of pregnant women, are being poorly delivered.
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Complications de la grossesse
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Prise en charge prénatale
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Services sociaux et travail social (activité)
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Femelle
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Humains
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Nouveau-né
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Grossesse
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Issue de la grossesse
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Intervalles de confiance
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Modèles logistiques
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Asia
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En
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Indian J Med Sci
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2009
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Article