Abstract
Background:
Mothers and children are one of the most vulnerable or special risk groups, and the risk for this group is associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and also in postnatal period. A number of demand generation schemes have been launched by the Government of India for the welfare of the pregnant women, but still a significant reduction in maternal mortality and morbidity has not been achieved yet.
Objective:
To assess the awareness of various demand generation schemes among pregnant women.
Methodology:
A community-based cross-sectional study was done among 540 pregnant women in Primary Health Centre area of Handiganur, Belagavi.
Results:
Among 540 study participants, 373 (69.1%) participants knew about Prasuthi Araike, 206 (38.1%) participants knew about Janani Suraksha Yojana, 396 (73.3%) knew about Madilu kit, and only 104 (19.3%) knew about Thayi Bhagya Plus.
Conclusion:
The awareness about demand generation schemes is very high, which has successfully promoted women's preference to institutional deliveries.
Recommended Citation
Jadhav, Nilesh Narayan; Shivaswamy, M. S.; and Mallapur, M. D.
(2017)
"Awareness of demand generation schemes among pregnant women in rural area of Belagavi,"
Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU: Vol. 10:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/2349-5006.198582
Available at:
https://kleijhsbr.researchcommons.org/journal/vol10/iss1/9
Pages
41
Last Page
43
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