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标题：Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in a Rural Field Practice Area in Coastal Part of South India
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作者：Darshan Bhagwan ; Ashwini Kumar ; Chythra R Rao 等
期刊名称：National Journal of Community Medicine
印刷版ISSN：0976-3325
电子版ISSN：2229-6816
出版年度：2016
卷号：7
期号：4
页码：335-337
出版社：National Journal of Community Medicine
摘要："Introduction: Utilization of services during pregnancy will lead to further utilization of additional maternal services. The utilization of these services is not universal which was reflected during Na-tional Family Health Survey 3. Objective: To evaluate the utilization of antenatal care services among mothers in south India. Methods: The present community based cross sectional study was conducted among rural mothers who had delivered one year back and accompanied their children for immunization at the rural health centres. A semi-structured Proforma was used and detailed information regarding sociodemographic details and utilization of antenatal services was collected. Results: The study included a total of 300 antenatal mothers. Majority of the antenatal mothers had their antenatal checkups in private set-ups (n=257, 85.7%) and had their first antenatal check up in the first trimester (n=262, 85.3%).Around 95% of the study subjects had consumed more than 100 Iron and Folic Acid tablets. Conclusion: Utilization of antenatal care is much higher in the present study as compared to other available literature for the entire country. Consistent and focused efforts are needed to sustain and consolidate the good coverage and utilization of antenatal services. "
关键词：Antenatal care; Iron and Folic Acid; Utilization