摘要：Background: The main goal of National Rural Health Mission is to reduce Infant mortality rate and Maternal mortality rate by promoting new born care, immunization, antenatal care, institutional delivery and post-partum care. The study was conducted to assess health seeking behavior; common ailments; practices of maternal and child health care; and awareness about existing schemes for benefit of mother and child. Materials and Methods: Study done by interviewing married male and female attending OPD at Raghogarh in Guna District (Madhya Pradesh) with the help of semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The proportion of pregnant women who received at least 3 antenatal checkups was 51% (p>0.05). The coverage of women receiving tetanus toxoid and iron and folic acid was 92%. Out of which the coverage from government hospital was 56%, private hospital was 36% (p<0.05).The coverage of institutional delivery was 54%.The percentage of children immunized with the basic six vaccine preventable diseases was 85%. For contraception, 26% practiced tubectomy, 24% Oral Contra-ceptive Pills and 28% barrier method and 22% didn’tanswer. Only 38% subjects preferred utilization of government hospital facility, 62% had opted private hospital (p<0.05).Self medication in case of minor ailments was used by 57% of respondents. Conclusion: It was found that about half of the total pregnant women had atleast 3 antenatal checkups,85% children were immunized, more than 50% deliveries were institutional,22% people did’nt responded regarding the practice of contraception.
关键词：Health seeking behaviour; Maternal and child health practices
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