KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING MODE OF DELIVERY AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS

Author Name: 1Ms. Sabita Rai, 2Ms. Alpana Mandal, 3Ms. Jyoti Pokhrel

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: NEPAL

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434, DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2020-47889178/

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer, Department of OBG Nursing, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
2. Lecturer department of OBG Nursing, National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
3. Registered Nurse, Modern heart clinic, Kathmandu, Nepal

ABSTRACT

Pregnancy and delivery is considered as normal physiological state of women. Sometimes it can be painful and it needs special care. All pregnancies are considered as high risk. Preference of women towards mode of delivery directly or indirectly affects the health condition of the mother. The objective of the study was to find out the knowledge and attitude regarding mode of delivery among antenatal mothers. A descriptive cross sectional study design was adopted to conduct the study. Data were collected from 85 antenatal mothers using non probability convenience sampling technique from Gynecological and obstetrical out-patient department of National Medical College, Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Parsa. Data collected on daily basis for two weeks by using structured interview schedule. Obtained data were entered using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The result of the study revealed that 45.9% had adequate knowledge and 54.1% had inadequate knowledge regarding mode of delivery which was statistically significant with monthly income of family with p value 0.020. Similarly 41.2% had positive attitude and 58.8% had negative regarding cesarean section which was statistically significant with place of residence and complications during present pregnancy with p value 0.006 and 0.013 respectively. Whereas 43.5% had positive attitude and 56.5% had negative attitude regarding vaginal delivery which was statistically significant with occupation of mother with p value 0.043. The knowledge score and attitude score regarding cesarean section was negatively correlated to each other as ‘r’ value was -0.216 which was found significant at 0.047. Similarly knowledge score and attitude score regarding vaginal delivery was negatively correlated to each other as ‘r’ value was -0.001 and p value 0.921 which was not statistically significant. The study concluded that majority of the antenatal mothers had inadequate knowledge, more than half of the antenatal mothers had negative attitude regarding vaginal delivery and more than half of the antenatal mothers had negative attitude regarding cesarean, thus there is need for a program to increase women’s understanding about different mode of delivery. Further studies on this issue can be conducted in large settings and large population as well.

Key words: Knowledge; Attitude; Mode of delivery