Utilisation of Maternal Health Services and its Predictors in Slum Population.
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2016-01
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Introduction: The particularly sorry plight of disadvantaged slum population with
ample scope of further research into such areas as vulnerability to health risk and
access to treatment, reduced economical choice and social support besides natural
disasters and emotional stress of displacement. Material & Methods: An observational
(cross-sectional) study was designed on a pre designed and pre tested questionnaire
to understand women’s fertility and contraceptive behavior and to study Socio
behavioral Determinants of Utilization of MCH services. Results: The prevalence of
<18 marriage was 78.03%.The teenage pregnancy was as high as 46.36% with 47.90%
having parity of 4 or more.And of those not seeking ANC 53.42% did not feel the
need for care during pregnancy. A very important finding was that 64.23% had home
delivery and of these, 74% did not have any trained birth attendant. Conclusion: Levels
of education in the family, caste, affordability (asset-holding) and accessibility were
the factors which determined the utilization pattern. In general, those with better
levels of education and those with better affordability preferred private practitioners
and were willing to travel longer distances to avail health services as there was more
awareness, motivation and felt need.
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Disadvantaged, Slum population, MCH, Utilization, Affordability, Accessibility
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Singh Sadhna, Jain Kajal, Roy Debabratta, Kishore S, Gupta S K, Kandpal S D. Utilisation of Maternal Health Services and its Predictors in Slum Population. Acta Medica International. 2016 Jan-June; 3(1): 56-62.