MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN WOMEN OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Authors

  • Kamran Alam Institute of Public Health & Social Sciences (IPH&SS), Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Zia Ul Haq Institute of Public Health & Social Sciences (IPH&SS), Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Madiha Riasat Department Of Periodontology, KMU-Institute of Dental sciences, Kohat, Pakistan
  • Hassan Department Of Operative Dentistry, KMU-Institute of Dental sciences, Kohat, Pakistan
  • Maqbool Zaheer Babar Department Of Community Dentistry, KMU-Institute of Dental sciences, Kohat, Pakistan.
  • Nauman Arif Institute of Public Health & Social Sciences (IPH&SS), Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i04.198

Keywords:

Maternal, Health Care Seeking, Behavior

Abstract

Objective:

To determine the maternal health care-seeking behavior amng women of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Materials and Methods:

This was a cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire to examine the maternal wellbeing care pursuing behavior of the women. The sampling technique used was random multistage sampling for 3320 females of seven districts of urban and rural areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa started from Feb 2016 to March 2017.SPSS version 22 was used for analysis.

Results:

Most of the pregnant women preferred doctors for the last delivery of their child (20.9%), (14.2%) preferred Trained Traditional Birth Attendant, (5.0%) visited Nurse or Midwives, the delivery of (2.3%) pregnant females were attended by their Relatives/ Friends, (1.8%) deliveries were made by LHWs, and LHVs were preferred by (0.8%) females.

Conclusion:

Most pregnant women preferred doctors for delivery, Trained Traditional Birth Attendant, Nurse or Midwives, Relatives/Friends, LHWs, and LHVs.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Kamran Alam, Zia Ul Haq, Madiha Riasat, Hassan, Maqbool Zaheer Babar, & Nauman Arif. (2020). MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN WOMEN OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 10(04), 82–86. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i04.198

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 04 (2020): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

Section

Original Article

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