scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of postnatal mothers towards neonatal care in a rural area of Maharashtra, India

2016 ◽  
pp. 1883-1886
Author(s):  
Shilpa Chaudhari ◽  
Smritee Virmani
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Neonatal Care ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

scholarly journals Are good knowledge and positive attitudes regarding the cigarettes and other tobacco products act prevalent among rural Indian adults?

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Pracheth R. ◽  
Varun N. ◽  
Ravindra Y. M. ◽  
Preethi S. ◽  
Tasmiya K. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Cigarettes and other tobacco products (COTPA) Act is a legislation passed to curb tobacco use in India by imposing restrictions on tobacco products. This study appraised knowledge and attitudes regarding COTPA Act among adults in a rural area and elicited socio-demographic predictors of knowledge and attitudes regarding COTPA Act among study participants.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2014 on adults (aged ≥18 years) in a rural area of Coastal Karnataka. A pre-designed, pre-tested proforma was used to collect information from study participants regarding their knowledge and attitudes about COTPA Act. Knowledge and attitude scores were computed. A score of ≥4 was good knowledge and ≥3 was regarded as positive attitudes.Results: Nearly 49.14% had good knowledge, while 51.29% displayed positive attitudes. Those belonging to upper and upper middle socio-economic class (Class I+Class II) had higher odds for good knowledge (AOR=2.09, 95% CI=0.82-5.92), when compared to their counterparts belonging to other socio-economic classes. Age ≥60 years (AOR=3.80, 95% CI= 0.30-9.98), education beyond primary school (AOR=2.88, 95% CI=1.24-6.19), upper and upper middle class socio-economic status (AOR=3.68, 95% CI=1.34-7.02) were the key predictor variables for positive attitudes.Conclusions:Nearly half the study participants had good knowledge and positive attitudes towards COTPA Act. High socio-economic status could predict good knowledge, while age ≥60 years, education beyond primary school and a high socio-economic status were the key variables predicting positive attitudes. Educational campaigns can help improve knowledge. Assessment of knowledge and attitude is imperative prior to implementation of policies to ensure effectiveness. 

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards emergency contraception among postnatal mothers in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike referral hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3813
Author(s):  
Ramegowda Chethana ◽  
Puttaiah Thejaswini
Keyword(s):  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Source Of Information

Background: Unintended pregnancy is an important public health issue in developing countries like India. Emergency contraception (EC) is one of the method for preventing such pregnancies. Awareness regarding EC is necessary for postnatal mothers since delay in contraceptive use during postpartum period until return of menstruation might subject them to risk of unintended pregnancy. Hence, the present study was undertaken.Methods: The study was conducted at Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) referral hospital, Bengaluru from March 2016 to May 2016. A total of 100 postnatal mothers, were included in the study. A pre-tested semi-structured proforma was administered and information about socio-demographic profile, knowledge and attitude towards use of emergency contraception was obtained.Results: Among the study subjects, 28% were aware of emergency contraception, friends (57%) were the major source of information about EC. Overall knowledge regarding methods, time limit and dosage was low. There was a significant association between the educational level (p=0.01) and previous planned delivery (p<0.001) with awareness about EC. 51.4% had favourable attitude towards its use as an additional contraception whenever necessary.Conclusions: There is lack of knowledge and unfavourable attitude towards EC among post natal mothers.The factors such as education and previous planned deliveries had significant association with the awareness about EC. Hence health education regarding emergency contraception is necessary. 

scholarly journals A comparative study to assess the knowledge about Vasectomy Among male spouses who are accompanying Postnatal Mothers in Urban and Rural PHC

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL4) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Thamu Priyadharshini N T ◽  
Shivaranjani S
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Primary Health Centre ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
The Mean

Vasectomy is a lasting technique for contraception for men. It incorporates blocking the two vas-deferens forestalling section of sperm to male urethra. It is likewise called male sterilization and male surgical contraception. This study was to assess the knowledge on male spouse regarding vasectomy because mostly female spouse are much familiar in the family planning process. The present study objective is to survey the information of males about vasectomy and to study the knowledge comparatively between urban and rural male spouse regarding vasectomy. The descriptive cross-sectional research design was used for this study. The study was directed at the urban and rural PHC among male spouse who attending postnatal mothers at Thiruvathipuram Urban primary health centre, Cheyyar block, Thiruvannamalai district and also at Thozhupedu primary health centre, Cheyyar taluk, Thiruvannamalai district. The sample size is comprised of 100 samples. Out of which 50 samples in rural and 50 samples in urban. Comparison of knowledge between married men in an urban and rural area; the mean score of knowledge among married men in the urban area was 74.94±7.09 and the mean score in the rural area was 51.22±12.91.The calculated student independent 't' test value of t = 1.389 was found to be statistically significant at p<0.001 level. This indicates that there was critical contrast in the degree of information about vasectomy among married women in the urban and rural area. This clearly infers that married men in the urban area had more knowledge about vasectomy than the married men in the rural area. This showed that there is a slight difference in knowledge on vasectomy among males at both rural and urban populations. In comparison, the urban population had a high level of knowledge on vasectomy than compared with the rural population. 

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