Initiation of Antenatal Care and Number of Antenatal Visit among the Pregnant Women of Savar, Dhaka

Authors

  • Moazzem Hossain Chairman, Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh. Author
  • Shamima Nasrin Shadia Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, GSVMC, Savar, Bangladesh Author
  • Sadia Afrin Medical Officer, Thalassemia Hospital and Institute, Savar, Bangladesh Author
  • Ken Yoshimura MPH Candidate, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University Japan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JPR/2019(1)104

Keywords:

Antenatal Care, Pregnancy, Trimester

Abstract

Antenatal care (ANC) is a care given to pregnant women to timely identify and mitigate pregnancy related problems that can harm mother and/or fetus. Most of the Bangladeshi women present late for ANC. This study aims to determine the time of ANC initiation and the number of visit for ANC among pregnant women attending Filaria & General Hospital between January 2016 and December 2018. The study population had adequate knowledge regarding ANC except for pregnant women who had visited minimum number for ANC. Among 1761 study population, 1268 (72%) had registered for ANC, and 493(28%) had not registered. Out of 1268, 651 (51.34%) had their first ANC within the recommended time (before or at three months), and 617(48.66%) started late initiation of their ANC care. Here, 649 (51.18%) of the study population received more than three visits for ANC.

Author Biographies

  • Moazzem Hossain, Chairman, Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh.

    Moazzem Hossain, Chairman, Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh.

  • Shamima Nasrin Shadia, Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, GSVMC, Savar, Bangladesh

    Shamima Nasrin Shadia, Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, GSVMC, Savar, Bangladesh

  • Sadia Afrin, Medical Officer, Thalassemia Hospital and Institute, Savar, Bangladesh

    Sadia Afrin, Medical Officer, Thalassemia Hospital and Institute, Savar, Bangladesh

  • Ken Yoshimura, MPH Candidate, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University Japan

    Ken Yoshimura, MPH Candidate, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University Japan

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Published

2019-12-13

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019): Volume 1 Issue 1

Section

Articles