Open AccessPostpartum related morbidities among women visiting government health facilities in Udupi Taluk, Karnataka, India
Author(s) -
Navya Vyas,
Ramachandra Kamath,
Sanjay Pattanshetty,
V S Binu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.192319
Subject(s) - medicine , government (linguistics) , environmental health , obstetrics , philosophy , linguistics
Maternal morbidities are considered a leading contributor to the burden of disease among women. Especially, if postpartum morbidities are left untreated, this can cause a negative impact on the quality of life. The study was conducted to determine the proportion and types of postpartum morbidities among women visiting government health facilities in Udupi Taluk, Karnataka and to find out the association between the morbidities and various factors.