Assessment of Antenatal care and Factors Associated with its Decreased Compliance in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

antenatal care.

Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MCH Center Unit I, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. During January 2020 to July 2020. A total of 196 patients were selected who presented with confirm pregnancy. After baseline investigation, antenatal visits and risk factors categorized as environmental, predisposing, enabling and need factors were recorded to measure the status and standard of antenatal care. Data was entered and analyzed in SPSS version 22.0.

The study factors were associated with ANC care in terms of good antenatal care and decreased antenatal care. A p-value <0.05 were considered as significant.

Results: A total of 196 patients presenting with pregnancy were included in the study. Average age of the patients was 28.04 Years + 5.99 SD with range 20-45 years. The antenatal care was found good in 95 (48.5%) of study women.

Conclusion: Antenatal care facility was low in this part of the world which can be improved by improving maternal education, household index and providing facilities at door step.