Volume : 6, Issue : 1, January - 2017

Knowledge, practice and quality of antenatal care received among pregnant women: A descriptive study

Ms. Sangeetha S, Mrs. Bindu C G

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;A descriptive study using quantitative approach was conducted to assess the knowledge, practice and quality of antenatal care received among pregnant women who attending the antenatal OPD of Sree Gokulam Medical College Hospital, Venjaramoodu. Convenient sampling technique was adopted and selected 250 pregnant women who have completed 32 weeks of gestation. The tool used for data collection consisted of socio-personal proforma, questionnaire to assess knowledge regarding antenatal care, three point rating scale to assess practice of antenatal care and checklist to assess quality of antenatal care received among pregnant women. Results showed that more than half (57.6%) of the subjects had good knowledge and majority (62.0%) of the subjects had good practice of antenatal care. Majority (89.6%) of the subjects received excellent quality of antenatal care. The study findings concludes that there is a weekly positive correlation between knowledge and practice on antenatal care significant at p&lt;0.01.</p>