A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of Maternal and Child Health Services among Women Provided at Selected Rural Health Centre, Mohali, Punjab

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYMaternal and Child Health services MCH are the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative health care directed to mother and children in the form of service programmes. Hence, the researcher felt the need to assess the knowledge and utilization of maternal and child health services among women.AIM OF THE STUDYTo assess the knowledge of Maternal and Child Health Services among women. To identify deficit areas in order to improve the knowledge of MCH Services.MATERIAL AND METHODThe conceptual framework of the study was based on Self care deficit nursing theory. A quantitative research approach with descriptive design was adopted for the study. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used and 100 samples from rural health centre were selected.RESULTSThe mean score of knowledge is 22.87, SD is 3.767 and mean percentage is 57.18. The r value found to be 0.746.CONCLUSIONThe present study was undertaken to evaluate knowledge of maternal and child health services among women. The study revealed that women have good knowledge of MCH services in selected rural health centre, Mohali, Punjab. Arshdeep Kaur | Kamaljeet Kaur | Bhavna Sharma "A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of Maternal & Child Health Services among Women Provided at Selected Rural Health Centre, Mohali, Punjab" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-1 , December 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47964.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/47964/a-descriptive-study-to-assess-the-knowledge-of-maternal-and-child-health-services-among-women-provided-at-selected-rural-health-centre-mohali-punjab/arshdeep-kaur