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Village Study

Antenatal check up awareness among pregnant

women in rural area

BIAM, Bogura
 Presented By-
Group-3
25th special foundation training for BCS(Health) cadres

Guided By-
Md Abdur Rofiq, Deputy Director , BIAM , Bogura
 Group Participants

 Dr Humayun kabir
 Dr Mobashwer Ahmed
 Dr Md. Sazal Parvez
 Dr Bobita Rani
 Dr Fatima Sabbir
 Introduction

 The pregnancy period is one of the happiest events in every woman's life. Every mother
wants her pregnancy period to be healthy and smooth, but the experiences of pregnancy is not
the same for all mothers.
 Pregnancy is a physiological condition that involves the life of both the mother and the
growing fetus, so great care needs to be taken during this period. Getting early and regular
antenatal care (ANC) improves the chances of a healthy pregnancy.
 ANC is an essential process to protect the health of mother and their upcoming child
 In 2002, the WHO recommended a focused or goal-orientated approach to ANC to
improve quality of care and increase ANC coverage, particularly in LMICs . The focused
ANC (FANC) model, also known as the basic ANC model, includes four ANC visits
occurring between 8 and 12 weeks of gestation, between 24 and 26 weeks, at 32 weeks,
and between 36 and 38 weeks.

 The number of visits in this model is considerably fewer than in ANC models used in
HICs.
Objectives of the study

 To study the Antenatal care practice among pregnant

women in rural area.
 Knowledge about complication during pregnancy
 Awareness about Birth place and process among rural
pregnant women
Methodology

 The study is based on primary data from the different villages of

Bangladesh .
 The sample size was 55 obtained by random sampling.
 Data were collected by face-to-face interview of the respondents
using a structured questionnaire , Focus Group Discussions .
 Further help was taken from secondary data.
Data Collection
STUDY AREA

 The study area

Vikonpur , Rangpur
Chowkjora , Bogura
Kamar para , Bogura
Baropur , Bogura
Kamnagar , rajshahi
Result & Discussion
 Age of the Respondents

Age Range No. of Percentage(%)

(In years) Respondants
≤25 72 65.5

>26 38 34.5

Most of the respondents are of middle age, and their mean age was 23.5 yrs
Occupational Pattern

102

Housewife Serviceholder
Types of family

Nuclear 30

Joint 82

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Literacy Rate

Series 1

64

32
14

I l l i t er at e Bel ow S S C S S C and Ab ov e
Gestational Age

Trimester No. of Percentage(%)

Respondants

First Trimester 47 42.73

Second Trimester 63 57.27

First ANC Visit

6; 5%

First Trimester
51; 46%
2nd Trimester
3rd Trimester
53; 48%
 ANC awareness of pregnant women

Sl ANC awareness statement Correct Incorrect Don’t know

no % no % no %
1 A regular antenatal check-up is must after pregnancy 80 72.73 4 3.63 26 23.64

2 Cause of visiting antenatal check during pregnancy 72 65.45 11 10.0 27 24.55

3 Timing of first antenatal check-up 45 40.91 32 29.09 33 30.0
4 No. of antenatal checkups during pregnancy 38 34.55 27 24.55 45 40.91
5 Awareness about danger sign in pregnancy 65 59.09 8 7.27 37 33.64
6 Awareness about taking calcium and iron folic acid tablets or other supplements 66 60.0 18 16.36 26 23.64

7 Awareness about blood and urine examination 62 56.36 9 8.18 39 35.45

8. Awareness about ideal place for delivery 48 43.64 16 14.55 46 41.82
Association of respondents' socio-
demographic characteristics
SL Characteristics No of respon Awareness Percentage of
about ANC awareness

1 Age of the Respondents ≤25 72 51 70.83

>26 38 29 76.32
2 Educational status Illiterate 14 8 57.14
Below SSC 64 48 75.0

SSC & above 32 26 81.25

3 Occupational Pattern Housewife 102 69 67.65

Service holder 8 7 87.5

Service place of ANC

 1. NGO health worker

 2. Community Clinic
 3. UHC
Observation

 When about 72% women know about ANC visit , only no of ANC visit is known
by 34 % women
 About 40% women doesn’t know about Danger sign of pregnancy
 Only 4)% Women know about timing of first antenatal checkup , even 57 %
female goes for ANC in late stage of second trimester
 ANC awareness is more in Literate women & >25 yrs aged women
Limitations of the study

 Small Sample Size

 Less Study Duration
 Lack of secondary data
 Recommendations

 conductinghealth awareness campaigns in rural and

backward areas
 More pictorial presentation is needed
 The present study highlights the important role of
education and socioeconomic status in awareness of ANC.
 Conclusions

The present study concludes that less than half of pregnant women go to the
first ANC at the right time.
The level of awareness regarding ANC among pregnant women was not found
satisfactory.
 Although most pregnant women believe that regular antenatal check-ups are
necessary after pregnancy, they do not have proper knowledge and awareness
about the various parameters of ANC.
Improving awareness of ANC among pregnant women will enable them to
detect high-risk pregnancy at the right time, which will also increase their
chances of a healthy delivery.
Thank You
Questions?