Gap between awareness and practices regarding maternal and child health among women in an urban slum community.
Indian J Pediatr
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2008 May; 75(5): 455-8
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-79039
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the knowledge of ever-married women regarding maternal and child health and to assess existing gap between awareness and practice levels of lactating mothers.METHODS:
Community based cross sectional study with 283 ever-married women in the reproductive age.RESULTS:
Low levels of awareness and practice of TT immunization (74.2% awareness, 58.1% practice), five-cleans (31.9% awareness and 14.4% practice), trained birth attendant (69.6% awareness 39.1% practice), and post-natal care (75.4% awareness and 51.0% practice) among lactating mothers. Knowledge regarding optimal infant and young child feeding practices was very poor initiation of breast-feeding within six hours (17.4%), colostrum feeding (34.8%), exclusive breastfeeding (5.8%) and significant gaps between knowledge and practice were observed. Highly significant difference (P<0.001) between proportions of women aware of ICDS (59.4%) and of beneficiaries (21.7%). High levels of awareness regarding reproductive health parameters except for contraception desire for two children (81.6%), legal ages at marriages for girls (84.5%), desired birth interval of three or more years (71.7%).CONCLUSION:
Wide gaps exist between awareness and practices related with MCH due to non-adoption of knowledge into actual practice, except some selected components lacking in both knowledge as well as practice. Need for bridging the existing gaps avoiding socio-cultural barriers and misconceptions prevailing in the community and by promoting and protecting healthy MCH care practices.
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Asunto principal:
Concienciación
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Población Urbana
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Áreas de Pobreza
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Niño
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Protección a la Infancia
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Estudios Transversales
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Adolescente
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Adulto
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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