Assessment of utilization of child health services (under RCH program) and incorrect practices related to perinatal events in Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India

Authors

  • Sudip V. Bhavsar Department of Community Medicine, Shri M P Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat
  • Jitesh P. Mehta Department of Community Medicine, Shri M P Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat
  • Anirudhha R. Gohel Department of Community Medicine, Shri M P Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat
  • Nitin Lodha Department of Community Medicine, Shri M P Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat
  • Dipesh V. Parmar Department of Community Medicine, Shri M P Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20151164

Keywords:

Child health, Prelacteal feed, Colostrums, Breastfeeding

Abstract

Background: India contributes to 25% of the over 6.9 million under-five deaths occurring worldwide every year with nearly half of them in neonatal period .This study is related indirectly with the causes of U5MR (e.g. Neonatal sepsis, prematurity-LBW) through focusing on service utilization related to perinatal events & incorrect practices of essential Newborn care (e.g. initiation of breast feeding and exclusive breastfeeding). Objectives: (1) Assess utilization of child health services related to perinatal events (2) Assess incorrect practices related to perinatal events (3) Assess effect of demographic variables on service utilization and association of these variables with practices.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 400 children (12 to 59 months) was done using multistage sampling technique in Jamnagar district. 120 children were selected from urban and 280 from rural areas as urban: rural ratio is 3:7 in India.

Results: 93.55% children having umbilical infection. Birth weights were taken in majority of children (95.75%), 15.83% of those weighed were having low birth weight (LBW). Application on umbilical cord after birth was seen in 10.25% & prelacteal feed in about 1/3rd children. Breastfeeding immediately or within 4 hours after birth was seen in 3/4th, exclusive breastfeeding in 2/3rd children.

Conclusions: Children having umbilical infection were treated indicating better utilization of curative services. Taking of birth weights in majority of children indicating good functioning of healthcare professionals but some of those weighed were having low birth weight (LBW) indicating underutilization of preventive-antenatal services indirectly affecting child health. Incorrect practices like application on umbilical cord after birth and prelacteal feed were seen in children. Recommended practices like breastfeeding immediately or within 4 hours after birth, exclusive breastfeeding were seen in children. Colostrum giving was more prevalent and low birth weight was less prevalent in rural areas compared to urban areas which indicated better health care utilization in rural areas.

 

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2017-01-16

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Bhavsar, S. V., Mehta, J. P., Gohel, A. R., Lodha, N., & Parmar, D. V. (2017). Assessment of utilization of child health services (under RCH program) and incorrect practices related to perinatal events in Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 3(11), 3206–3210. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20151164

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