Open AccessAntenatal care among currently married women in Rajasthan, India
Author(s) -
Arvind Chauhan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(12)60232-1
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , tetanus , pregnancy , folic acid , demography , environmental health , obstetrics , vaccination , genetics , sociology , biology , immunology
Objective: To assess the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services among currently married\udwomen in Rajasthan. Methods: The data have been extracted from District Level Household\udand Facility Survey (DLHS-3) which was conducted during 2007-2008, all over India. A total of\ud12 458 currently married women in the age group of 15-49 were taken as the sample for the study.\udCross tabulation and binary logistic regression method were applied to determine the factors\udinfluencing ANC. Results: Out of 12 458 respondents, 43.4 percent women not received even\uda single ANC during their pregnancy period. 45.1 percent of the women not received tetanus\udtoxoid injection and 13.0 percent of the women not received Iron folic acid tablets during their\udpregnancy period. Only 6.6 percent of women fulfilled the minimum recommendation with regard\udANC services. Conclusions: The study points to the avenues through which policy makers can\udformulate and implement policies on a realistic basis by identifying critical variables and target\udgroups for effective utilisation of ANC