Post natal care utilization among patients attending gynae and obstetrics department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Abstract

To assess the current status of post natal care utilization this descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out on .81 patient in outdoor of Gymea & obst department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. This study is expected to provide information to ensure better organizational and delivery of postnatal care after delivery or LUCS operation to reduce the adverse fetal outcome ensure better maternal health & successful Govt. Family Planning program. The physical and emotional care a woman receives during the postpartum period can influence her for the remainder of her life. Postnatal care helps prevent neonatal deaths. This study aims to examine factors associated with non-utilization of postnatal care in Bangladesh and the association between current status of PNC and socio-demo graphic characteristics. It is obvious from the study that the respondents (49%) had no idea about PNC. only 32 % had Knowledge about PNC and 19% did not know at all. The major factor that can affect the utilization of PNC service, this study shows most of the female are not coming to PNC check up due to distance of the health care center (29.63%) followed by cost for treatment (21%) and lack of time (22.22%). The study shows that there is statistically significant correlation between Educational status and frequency of PNC visit.