International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
2023, Volume-4, Issue-4 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8298793
Original Article
To Estimate Fertility Pattern and Service Utilization in Reproductive Age Group Women in Area Covered Under Jodhpur Urban Health Centre - A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
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Aug. 27, 2023
Abstract

Introduction: Assessing fertility on individual basis vs population basis is much different. Studying fertility behaviour of a given time gives shape to the future age-sex structure and studying fertility pattern can be used to plan various welfare programs, government programs. This study aims at estimating the fertility pattern of the study population and their various government services and program utilization in the area of Ranujanagar and Gokula was covered under Jodhpur Urban Health Training Centre. Aims and objectives: To estimate fertility pattern and various health care service utilization. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional type of study design. From the sample frame of reproductive age group women a purposive random sampling of 250 participants was drawn. Results: Mean age of the study participants was 27.72 years with standard deviation of 8.56 years. 10.4% participants were illiterate, 6% were graduate and rest had achieved primary to secondary level of education. Out of 164 aanganwadi registered women bearing at-least 1 child 77 women (72%) were consuming IFA tablets. Most common reason for not consuming IFA tablets was unawareness of iron folic acid supplementation. Majority of study participants preferred going to private hospitals for availing various ANC related services. Conclusion: Significant proportion of early marriages and poor service utilization was reported among the study participants.

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