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Concern of Pregnant Women Regarding Benefits of Utilizing Antenatal Care in Selected Maternal and Child Health Centers at Minia City

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Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is an essential method for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality by increasing the chances of detecting high-risk pregnancies early Aim of the study:  was to assess concern of pregnant women regarding benefits of utilizing antenatal care in selected Maternal and Child Health Centers at Minia City. Study design: A descriptive cross-sectional research design. Subject: all women who attend to theMaternal& Child Health (MCH) center during time of data collection (285). Setting: This research was conducted at four MCH centers at Minia city (Minia Eastern Health Center, Minia Western Health Center, Minia first & second Health Care Center). Tools: Four tools were utilized in this study, the First tool; was an interviewing structured questionnaire sheet concerned with socio-demographic features, obstetric history of studied women. Second tool; concerned with women knowledge assessment questionnaire about utilization of MCH center. Third tool; it was concerned with the assessment of women attitude toward the utilization of MCH services. Forth tool; It was concerned with women practices regarding utilization of antenatal services. Results; 51.5% of study sample their age ranged from 20-30 years with mean 19.8±12.4, the majority of study subjects 92.7% have satisfactory knowledge score regarding antenatal care and was positive statistically significant relationship between knowledge score, age and education p value 0.001 and 0.001. Conclusion: The majority of research participants had adequate information and appropriate practices of antenatal treatment, as well as constructive attitudes toward these programmes. Recommendations: Health education sessions for pregnant women should be applied and encouraged from the stakeholders at health directorate and health administration.

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10.21608/msnj.2021.190725

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Pregnant women, Utilizing Antenatal Care, Maternal& Child Health

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Soha

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Ebrahim

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B Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit inia University

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Yosria

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Hossein

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E.

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Professor of Community Health Nursing, Minia University

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Amal

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Mohammed

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Lecturer of Community Health, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University

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009

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1

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27044

Issue Date

2021-06-01

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2021-06-24

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2021-06-30

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135

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143

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2537-012X

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2785-9797

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Minia Scientific Nursing Journal

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Concern of Pregnant Women Regarding Benefits of Utilizing Antenatal Care in Selected Maternal and Child Health Centers at Minia City

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23 Jan 2023