Periodical Assessment of Maternal Health Services in Village Health & Nutrition Day in Rural Areas of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Village Health and Nutrition Day (VHND) being flagship programme in India, has been observed in different States in India as well as West Bengal. Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess periodically the maternal health services of VHND sessions in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Methodology: Community based assessment was done using LQAS technique by interview of 207 mothers who have delivered within one year using semi-structured interview schedule since 2013 to 2017. SPSS has been used to analyze the data. Results: Mothers have been registered for antenatal care were 57% (118), 63.8% (132), 66.7% (138) and 72.9% (151) respectively over successively four years and never registered 8.7% (18), 5.3% (11), 3.9% (8) and 2.4% (5) respectively. Home delivery attributed 12.6% (26), 8.7% (18), 5.8% (12) and 3.4% (7) respectively. Conclusion: There is no difference in socio-economic status of the mothers. But the quality of maternal health services and awareness among them has been clearly improved on course of time.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Sukanta Biswas, Dr Samir Dasgupta, Dr Pramit Ghosh
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