WOMEN’S AUTONOMY AND USE OF ANTENATAL SERVICES IN URBAN SLUMS QUAID-E-AZAM MEDICAL COLLEGE BAHAWALPUR

Introduction: Autonomy means freedom to act or function independently. It is the capacity to make an informed unclear decision without the involvement of another system or operator. Objective: Determine the frequency of women's autonomy at household level. Assess the utilization of antenatal services in married women of reproductive age (15 – 49 years) of Bahawalpur City. Materials and Methods: Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Study Setting: On judgmental basis Satellite town (Upper socio-economic group) and Shahdara (lower socioeconomic group) of Bahawalpur city. Duration: Study was conducted from May 10, 2015 to July 15, 2015. Methodology: Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Study Setting: On judgmental basis Satellite town (Upper socio-economic group) and Shahdara (lower socioeconomic group) of Bahawalpur city. Duration: Study was conducted from May 10, 2015 to July 15, 2015. Data Analysis: Data will be entered and analyzed by using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. Mean and standard deviation will be calculated for numerical data like age. Frequencies and percentages will be calculated for qualitative variables that is women's autonomy (high, medium, low) and utilization of antenatal services (poor, fair, good).