ABSTRACT
Antenatal care (ANC) among pregnant women is one of the important factors in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, many women in developing countries do not receive such care. So, the present study was carried out to evaluate the knowledge and practice of ANC among married women in the age group of 15-49 years and also to assess the association of knowledge of ANC with some selected variables of interest. A crosssectional study was conducted between January 2012 to March 2012 among 429 married women who had a delivery in the last five years in an urban area in Imphal East. Women were interviewed using structured questionnaire regarding socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and practices on ANC. The mean score of the knowledge on ANC was 20.9+ 4.3 out of a total score of 36. However, only 42.6% women got full ANC, and the main reasons for not attending any antenatal check-up were thought of as not necessary and financial constraints. It was found that higher level of education, Hindu religion, age at marriage, and living in owned house were statistically associated with better knowledge (p<0.05). There is a need for enhancing awareness about the importance of ante-natal care and for motivating women to utilize maternal care services.
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , India , Maternal Health Services , Pregnancy , Prenatal Care/education , Prenatal Care/methods , Urban Population/education , Young AdultABSTRACT
Con el propósito de establecer las diferencias en hábitos televisivos se cuesionó a un grupo de 80 niños, 40 del medio urbano (MU) y 40 del medio rural (MR), quienes cursaban la instrucción primaria. Los niños fueron seleccionados al azar; sus respuestas se cotejaron con un listado de programación nacinal y local de televisión excluyéndose las contradictorias. Los niños de ambos grupos invirtieron tiempo similar para acudir a clases (P:NS), mientras que al ver televisión (TV) dedicaron 3.5 horas al día como romedio en MU y 2.3 horas en MR (P=0.001). Vieron televisión acompañados de un adulto el 30% en el mU y 32% en el MR (P:NS). El número de aparatos receptores de TV por hogar fue significativamente mayor en MU (P=0.001). Todos los niños vieron programas que se transmitían después de las 21 horas y los comerciales de alimentos no indispensables fueron elegidos como los favoritos en ambos grupos (P:NS).