Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Elective Caesarean Section and Normal Vaginal Delivery among Pregnant Women Attending OPD in a Selected Hospital at Bangalore with a View to Develop an Information Booklet
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26463/rjns.12_2_8Keywords:
Pregnant women, Elective caesarean section, Normal vaginal delivery, Information booklet.Abstract
Background: Pregnancy and childbirth are universally celebrated events. Yet, every minute, every day, a woman dies as a result of pregnancy or childbirth or both somewhere in the world. Every year, approximately 6,00,000 women die of pregnancy and child birth related causes. Hence it is essential to assess the knowledge and attitude of pregnant women regarding elective caesarean section and normal vaginal delivery and develop an information booklet which will help the healthcare professionals to gain an insight to educate the pregnant women about the benefits and risks of different modes of delivery in order to become healthy mothers and have healthy babies.
Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted among 100 pregnant women who were selected through convenient sampling technique and attending outpatient department of St Philomena’s Hospital, Bangalore. Data were collected using structured knowledge questionnaire and attitude rating scale though an interview schedule. Conceptual framework adopted for the study was Pender’s health promotion model.
Results: The results showed that the overall mean knowledge and attitude score was 23.58 and 75.77 respectively. A positive correlation existed between knowledge and attitude among pregnant women. It has been found that occupation, number of living children, type of family, family income per month and previous normal vaginal delivery had significant association with knowledge levels. The number of living children, type of family, family income per month, parity and previous caesarean section had significant association with attitude levels.
Conclusion: The study concluded that higher the knowledge, positive was the attitude regarding elective caesarean section and normal vaginal delivery.
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