Sociodemographic profile of referred obstetric women
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20250619Keywords:
Literacy, Referred, Socio-economic statusAbstract
Background: Emergency obstetric care is an indicator of the health care services. Referral services play an important role in health management. Socio-demographic profile of the patients affect their health seeking behaviour.
Methods: 220 referred women admitted in the hospital with more than 20 weeks pregnancy were evaluated. Socio-demographic details were noted and analysed.
Results: There was a high percentage of referred women in >30 years. 74.09% had primary education or less, most belonged to the lower middle class or less and 64.55 % of women were from urban and urban slum area.
Conclusions: The low educational level of women and poor socio-economic status play a key role in delay in the utilization of maternal health services. These women sought medical advice only when emergency arose and a high percentage of them had to be referred to higher centre. Focus on these women would improve their health seeking behaviour.
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