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South Asian Research Journal of Nursing and Healthcare (SARJNHC)
Volume-3 | Issue-01
Original Research Article
Maternal Health Indicators of Selected Wards of Barahachhetra Municipality Sunsari Nepal
Sigdel R, Lamsal S, Badhu A
Published : Feb. 9, 2021
DOI : 10.36346/sarjnhc.2021.v03i01.004
Abstract
Maternal health is a major focus of global public health. Over the years, nations have taken many initiatives, and the improved health indicators are a result of that. However, improvement in national data does not guarantee the improvement of health situation at sub-national level. Disparities have been seen on the basis of place of residence, education level of women, ethnicity, economic status etc. The aim of this study is to describe the maternal health indicators of selected wards of Barahachhetra municipality Sunsari. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Two hundred thirty three reproductive aged married women were taken from total enumeration. A pretested semi structured interview schedule was used to collect the data. Frequencies, percentage, mean and chi-squired test were used to analyze the data and the level of significance was at 0.05. All the pregnant women had an at least one antenatal examination from a skilled provider. One third (33.2%) of the respondents had become mother while they were adolescent. The contraceptive prevalence rate was 36.05%, unmet need of FP was 53.21%. Among family planning users, majority (89.3%) used modern methods. Among the deliveries occurred within a year, 20.6% were home deliveries without skilled birth attendant. The use of family planning methods has statistically significant association with age and education level of women. There is a huge disparity in maternal health indicators specifically in the use of family planning and adolescent pregnancy while comparing with national level. Therefore these areas should be emphasized while preparing health related plan.

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