œMaternal health is Nation's wealth. There is a chance for the welfare of the world only when the condition of the women improves. It is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing.'' The aim of the present study was to find the level of knowledge regarding warning signs of pregnancy among antenatal mothers.
A cross sectional survey design was used. Convenient sampling technique was used to select 50 antenatal mothers from selected community area of Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Data was collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire regarding selected warning signs of pregnancy.
Result showed that the overall mean knowledge score was (14-±2.46) and mean percentage was 56%. Knowledge score of antenatal mothers ranges from 7- 18 (maximum 25). Mothers gained maximum mean score (2.72-±0.83) in the area of decrease fetal movement and the lowest mean score (1.14-±0.40) in the area of per vaginal discharge.
No significant association was found between level of knowledge score with their demographic variables except type of family.
BY Ms. Kanchan Bala | Dr. Balwinder Kaur Buttar | Dr. Ramesh Singh "Warning Signs of Pregnancy among Antenatal Mothers"
Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-2 , February 2018,
URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd9529.pdf
Direct Link - http://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/9529/warning-signs-of-pregnancy-among-antenatal-mothers/ms-kanchan-bala
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