The survey on knowledge and practice related to prenatal care of Huong Long commune pregnant women at Hue city
- Author:
Dinh Thanh Hue
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
prenatal care, pregnant
- MeSH:
Prenatal Care;
Pregnant Women;
Knowledge;
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2003;26(6):141-148
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The survey was conducted in Huong Long commune, Hue city, year 2002. 22% pregnant women had good, 29.5 moderate and 48.5 poor knowledge on the contents of prenatal care. 72.5% of pregnancies were previously planned, 60.6% received fully prenatal care, 22.7% received care in the first 3 months of pregnancy, 83.3% received full dose of tetanus vaccin, 14.4% used folic acid and ferrous pill; 60.6% ate more during pregnant period, 78% had light and moderate work load, 43.2% stopped working 30 days before delivery, 67.4% had proper increase of weigh. Previously planned pregnancies, education level, knowledge on prenatal care were closely related with pregnant care. The prevalence of abnormal newborn were 18.3%.
