Knowledge regarding child rearing among teenage pregnant women in a rural area of West Bengal: A cross-sectional survey

[...]addressing the socio-economic, maternal, demographic, and environmental determinants of child survival is an urgent need for reaching SDG. Involvement of mother who is the primary care taker, as well the family of the child, is the key determinant factors, for successful implementation of publi...

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Published inNational journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology Vol. 12; no. 12; pp. 2149 - 2154
Main Authors Manna, Nirmalya, Das, Pushpak, Reja, Abhishek, Das, Sudipta, Das, Debasis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Surat Association of Physiologists, Pharmacists & Pharmacologists 01.01.2022
Subjects
Age groups
Births
Children & youth
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Families & family life
Girls
Knowledge
Marriage
Parents & parenting
Primary care
Rural areas
Social classes
Sociodemographics
Software
Teenage pregnancy
Urban areas
Variables
Womens health
West Bengal India
India
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Summary:[...]addressing the socio-economic, maternal, demographic, and environmental determinants of child survival is an urgent need for reaching SDG. Involvement of mother who is the primary care taker, as well the family of the child, is the key determinant factors, for successful implementation of public health programs that aim to reduce child morbidity and mortality. [...]child rearing practices and mothers' knowledge about breast feeding, complementary feeding, common illness, and immunization becomes important. According to NFHS 5 state wise fact sheet proportion of marriage <18year among females in urban area was 26.2% where as it was as high as 48.1% in rural area of West Bengal. Categorized in to 3, yes, no, and never attended school. o Occupation of the participants o Socio-economic class of the participants. o Age at marriage o Age at 1st pregnancy o Number of child o Family pressure for getting pregnant early o Social pressure for getting pregnant early Dependent variable CRKS:
ISSN:2320-4672
2231-3206
DOI:10.5455/hjppp.2022.12.104762022019102022