A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of Maternal & Child Health Services among Women Provided at Selected Rural Health Centre, Mohali, Punjab

Kamaljeet Kaur; Bhavna Sharma; Arshdeep Kaur

Title:
A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of Maternal & Child Health Services among Women Provided at Selected Rural Health Centre, Mohali, Punjab

Authors:
Arshdeep Kaur | Kamaljeet Kaur | Bhavna Sharma

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Arshdeep Kaur | Kamaljeet Kaur | Bhavna Sharma "A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of Maternal & Child Health Services among Women Provided at Selected Rural Health Centre, Mohali, Punjab" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-1, December 2021, pp.1010-1013, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47964.pdf

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Abstract :
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYMaternal and Child Health services (MCH) are the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative health care directed to mother and children in the form of service programmes. Hence, the researcher felt the need to assess the knowledge and utilization of maternal & child health services among women.AIM OF THE STUDYTo assess the knowledge of Maternal & Child Health Services among women. To identify deficit areas in order to improve the knowledge of MCH Services.MATERIAL AND METHODThe conceptual framework of the study was based on Self-care deficit nursing theory. A quantitative research approach with descriptive design was adopted for the study. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used and 100 samples from rural health centre were selected.RESULTSThe mean score of knowledge is 22.87, SD is 3.767 and mean percentage is 57.18. The r value found to be 0.746.CONCLUSIONThe present study was undertaken to evaluate knowledge of maternal & child health services among women. The study revealed that women have good knowledge of MCH services in selected rural health centre, Mohali, Punjab.

Keywords :
Maternal and child health services, knowledge of women who had children under 5 years of age

Publication Details:

Unique Identification Number : IJTSRD47964

Published In : Volume-6 | Issue-1, December 2021

Page Number(s) : 1010-1013

Publisher Name : IJTSRD | www.ijtsrd.com | E-ISSN 2456-6470

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