Study on the barrier of antenatal care of adult Pregnant Women attending in the Hospital in Dhaka

Abstract

The study was conducted on the barrier of antenatal care of adult pregnant women attending in the hospital of Dhaka. The aim of the study to determine the barrier of antenatal care of adult pregnant women. A cross sectional study was conducted at Maternal and Child Health Training Institute, Azimpur, Dhaka. The Data was collected by face to face interview by using a structure based questionnaire. Total 50 data was collected on a trialed period of one month. In the study most of the pregnant was face different kind of complication during their pregnancy period. . The nutritional status of the study shows that 50% pregnant women were normal, 34% were overweight, and 16% obese and also 36% women face headache problem, only 8% women consume milk, 62% women face transport problem, 50% women face different types of cultural problem in their pregnancy period. In my study average year of the pregnant women 21-25 years, 48% women educational qualification under matric, 26% out of 50 people face prejudice and 32% women’s are come to hospital alone for her antenatal checkup, most of pregnant women’s husband is only the earning member 52% family’s monthly income 11000-20000 taka, 62% family’s consist of 1- 5 members, 18% women face headache problem, 34% pregnant women get free treatment facility such as medicine from government hospital and 18% do not get this facility, Only 1% pregnant women get delivery facility from government and non-governmental organization during their pregnancy period and 61% pregnant watch nutrition health program in television.