Abstract: Every year, nearly half a million women and girls needlessly die as a result of complications during pregnancy, childbirth or the 6 weeks following delivery. Almost all (99%) of these deaths occur in developing countries. The study aim was to describe the utilization pattern of health services by rural women during prenatal period in Uttarakhand and Haryana. The present study was carried out in year 2015-2016 in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand State and Hisar district of Haryana state. Sixty respondents from three age groups of 20 to 60 years i.e., 20 to 33yrs, 34 to 46 yrs and 47 to 60 yrs were selected randomly from each district. Results revealed that majority of the respondents frequently visited to the prenatal clinic in the every month of 1st , 2nd and 3rd trimester. Rest of the respondents reported that costly medical facilities, lack of interest and low family income were the major reasons behind not taking prenatal advice during prenatal period.
Keywords: Prenatal period, Utilization pattern
Title: UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES BY RURAL WOMEN DURING PRENATAL PERIOD
Author: Minakshi Kothiyal, Rita Goel
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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