Determinants of Maternal Healthcare Services at Pasni, Gawader
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Author(s): |
Muhammad Yaseen
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Abstract | Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods. Maternal health is a serious problem all over the World. The factors included in the study were; Education Income level, Women violence, Birth control, Socio-cultural constraints, Child marriage, Awareness, Antenatal care, Pregnancy complication, Inexperienced doctors, Traditional beliefs, and Traditional birth attendants. The universe of the study was Pasni Town, District Gawader. The calculated sample of the study was 131. A convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data. The technique of data collection was an interview schedule that consisted of close-ended, open-ended, and matrix questions. Data were analyzed by applying the independence test of chi-square and phi value to inspect the relationship of bivariate tables. The findings of the study indicated that there were so many barriers, which affected maternal health, sociocultural constraints, perception towards birth control, traditional beliefs, child marriage, domestic violence, traditional birth attendance, lack of education, and low family income. |
Keywords | Maternal Health, Socio-cultural Constraints, Antenatal Care, Postnatal Care, Awareness of maternal Health, Birth Control. |
Year | 2022 |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 2 |
Type | Research paper, manuscript, article |
Recognized by | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC | Category | "Y" | Journal Name | ILMA Journal of Social Sciences & Economics | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | - | DOI | http://dx.doi.org/ | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2790-5896 | ISSN no (P, Print) | 2709-2232 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Journal Type | Open Access | Manuscript Processing | Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | http://ijsse.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/arc/Vol3/pdf/v2/3.pdf | Page | - |