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For each maternal mortality, there are number of various morbidities, which directly or indirectly affects health of women. For every woman who dies of pregnancy-related causes, an estimated 20 women experience acute or chronic morbidity, often with tragic consequences. Objectives: To assess maternal morbidity pattern, prevalence of maternal morbidity & its associated factors. Material and Methods: A community based cross- sectional study was conducted among 450 women of reproductive age group women of Jamnagar district. Study subjects were selected by multistage sampling. Data collected in proforma consist of sociodemographic profile, past obstetric profile & any antenatal, Intranatal, & postnatal morbidities. Results: Prevalence of maternal morbidity was about 80% with, highest morbidity found during antenatal period in 36% subjects, followed by 26% in postnatal period. There were also associated medical problems during pregnancy. Conclusion: There is 80% prevalence of morbidity related to pregnancy which adds on to ill health of women. It was also observed that statistical significance between few of the important variables like educational status, parity & place of delivery, which could be independent risk factors & occurrence of maternal morbidity.
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Introduction:Selection of an appropriate health care and measurement of its quality is very complex and elusive, yet the tools of its measurement have been improving. It is easier to evaluate the patient's satisfaction towards the service than to evaluate the quality of medical services that they receive. Therefore, a research on patient satisfaction can be an important tool to measure of health system performance and improve the quality of services. Satisfaction manifests itself in the distribution, access and utilization of health services Objective:The main objective of this study is to measure the satisfaction of OPD (Outpatient Department) patients in district hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat Method:Data were collected from a pre-tested, pre-structured questionnaire from 322 patients, who gave the verbal consent at the end of their O.P.D visit at the health facility, Guru Govind Singh Government Hospital, Jamnagar. The items in the questionnaire referred to particulars of the patients such as age, gender, education, occupation, income, family type etc.; perception of patients towards doctor , paramedical staff, basic amenities and quality of care. The responses were expressed in proportions. The data was tabulated on Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed using EPI info Results:Although majority of patients were satisfied with the availability of medicines; availability of information on illness, treatment and prevention; doctor's patience, compassion and dedication but most of the patients were not satisfied with the behavior of hospital personnel ;delay in reception of investigation reports ;unhygienic toilets and improper cleanliness of hospital; and lack of availability of drinking water .
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Introduction :Non-communicable Disease, are on rise in our country and mean age of incidence is comparative-10 to 20 years lower in India as against western countries. Same holds true for Hypertension. Despite decades of public health education, hypertension awareness remains problematic, with only about two-thirds of adults and the elderly aware of their hypertension status and known differences between men and women. Aims & objectives :To assess prevalence of Hypertension and associated factors. Method :A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 women of reproductive age group women of Jamnagar district. Results :There was even distribution in almost all Age groups of reproductive age group women except for 15-19 years and 40-44 years. Mean systolic Blood pressure was 124.84±13.616 mm of Hg with range of 98- 162 mm of Hg. On diastolic blood pressure measurements, mean value was 77.14±9.574 mm of hg with range of 52- 98 mm of Hg. Conclusion : The prevalence of HT in present study was 20.44%. 55.33% fallen on in pre hypertensive stage. There was significant association between various risk factors & occurrence of HT