A comparative study to assess utilization, awareness and perception                 on importance of mobile based application on pregnancy, birth and new-born care among rural and urban primi gravida mothers of Bellary district

Vindhya M. K.

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20240901

Authors

Vindhya M. K. Department of Community Health Nursing, O P Jindal College of Nursing, Toranagallu, Bellary, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20240901

Keywords:

Primi gravida mothers, Utilization, Awareness, Perception, Mobile based application

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy applications are more prevalent than other fitness and health applications. They also utilize immediate connection to seek expert advice and comfort. Recently, apps have emerged as a fresh method for delivering prenatal information that is easily available at the press of a button, for little to no money, at any time, and anywhere.

Method: A total of 50 rural and urban primi gravida mothers were included in the study. Utilization statements and knowledge questionnaire and opinionnaire-Likert scale on perception was used to collect data from sample.

Results: The majority of primi gravida mothers in rural areas, 15 (60%) expressed neutrality, 10 (40%) expressed dissatisfaction, in contrast, majority of primi gravida mothers in urban areas, 22, (88.0%) expressed neutrality, 3 (12.0%) expressed satisfaction. Majority of urban primi gravida mothers (20) had average knowledge and the remaining 5 (20%) had bad knowledge, the majority of 24 (96.0%) had poor knowledge and 1 (4%) had average knowledge, in contrast, the majority of rural primi mothers 20 out of 20 had unfavorable perceptions, with 60 (24%) having somewhat positive perceptions and the majority of 19 (76.0%) having unfavorable perceptions.

Conclusions: The results showed the urban primi gravida mothers were greatly utilizing mobile based application for maternal and foetal outcome, and rural mothers are not aware of mobile based application for maternal and health services and need to teach on mobile based application so that they utilize all governmental services and schemes.

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