Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October | Volume: 6 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 125-131
A Study to Assess the Knowledge of Husbands of Primigravida Women Regarding Antenatal Care in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern India
Antara Roy1, Dr. Nikhil Chandra Mondal2, Dr. Arunima Chaudhuri3
1Clinical Instructor, Government College of Nursing, NRS Medical College and Hospital Campus (Affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
2Demonstrator Department of Physiology, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital (Affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
3Associate Professor Department of Physiology, Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital (Affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Rampurhat, West Bengal, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Arunima Chaudhuri
ABSTRACT
Background: Women’s ability to seek health care or implement lessons learned from health education, are many a times determined by the husband.
Aims: To assess the knowledge of husbands of primigravida women regarding antenatal care in a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge of husbands of primigravida women regarding antenatal care in the antenatal outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital of eastern India. Conceptual framework of the study was based on Rosenstoch’s Health Belief Model. 100 respondents were selected by non-probability convenience sampling technique. The data were collected by a structured interview schedule. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.
Results: Study findings revealed that most of the respondents (55%) had fair knowledge. Maximum knowledge score (82%) existed in the area of investigation during pregnancy and maximum knowledge deficit (42%) in consequence of family planning. There was significant association between knowledge on antenatal care with education of the respondents [χ2=6.92042 at df(1) at 0.01 level] which suggested that knowledge score was dependent on educational status of the respondents.
Conclusions: Knowledge of the husbands regarding antenatal care was inadequate as determined by the structured interview schedule. Knowledge on antenatal care was dependant on educational status of the respondents.
Key words: Antenatal care, Husband’s Knowledge, pregnancy outcome.
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