REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES OF MOTHERS

A STUDY IN FAISALABAD

Abstract

In Pakistan maternal mortality rate is very high as compared to other low income
countries. Maternal mortality rate in Pakistan 260/100,000 is the highest in South Asia. In
developing countries one woman dies in sixteen from pregnancy related diseases. Objective:
This study was aimed to explore reproductive health issues of mothers in Faisalabad. Study
Design: A sample of 200 respondents was obtained from Faisalabad city through multistage
sampling technique. Period: 2013-2014 Setting Area: Urban Area of district Faisalabad Material
and Method: Uni-variate (frequency distribution and percentage) and Bi-variate analysis (Chi
square and Gamma Statistics) was carried out. Results: It was found that antenatal and
postnatal care utilization services were poor. Majority of the respondents 79% got at least one
antenatal care service but only more than one third 34% got the four recommended checkup
during pregnancy. It was also investigated that only 60% women got postnatal visits and
only 18% deliveries took place at homes. Two third of the respondents 66% had the positive
attitude towards the contraceptive methods for birth spacing. The bi-variate analysis shows that
age (p=.003), education (p=.013), income (p=.001), type of family (p=.002) were significantly
associated with the positive attitude towards the contraceptive for birth spacing.Conclusion:
It is suggested that mothers should be aware of the importance of antenatal and postnatal
recommended visits to overcome the reproductive health issues through LHW’s visits mass
media compaigns and easy assess towards the health care centers.