Papers by om prasad baral
This paper deals with educational status and postnatal care practices and the association of educ... more This paper deals with educational status and postnatal care practices and the association of educational status and postnatal care practices of Dalit and Janajati women of Nepal. The result shows that literacy rate of respondents was 51.4 percent which is lower than the national level women literary rate 57.4 percent of Nepal. PNC (Postnatal Care) visit of Dalits and Janajatis women who visited three times during postnatal period were found to be 36 percent in survey area. PNC visit of respondents is less frequent than the national level PNC checkup (55 percent). Thus, it is recommended that Dalit and Janjati mothers who come for antenatal check up should be provided with adequate information about availability of safe delivery incentive, incentive for postnatal checkup and free health services provided by government of Nepal.
Academic Voices: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2015
This paper focuses on postnatal care awareness and practices of Magar and Gurung communities at P... more This paper focuses on postnatal care awareness and practices of Magar and Gurung communities at Pumdi Bhumdi VDC in Kaski district. Both indigenous groups are suffering from different kinds of postnatal problems. The findings reveal that awareness and practices related to postnatal care were not satisfactory. Majority of the Magar and Gurung mothers were not aware of postnatal checkup. Gurung mothers seemed to be more aware than Magar mothers on immunization schedule. Most of the Magar mothers were found using razor or blade and knife or sickles which are medically unsterilized for cutting umbilical cord whereas one half of the Gurung mothers were using sterilized blade.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/av.v4i0.12355Academic Voices Vol.4 2014: 37-41
Academic Voices: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Mar 9, 2014
Academic Voices: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2016
This paper deals with educational status and postnatal care practices and the association of educ... more This paper deals with educational status and postnatal care practices and the association of educational status and postnatal care practices of Dalit and Janajati women of Nepal. The result shows that literacy rate of respondents was 51.4 percent which is lower than the national level women literary rate 57.4 percent of Nepal. PNC (Postnatal Care) visit of Dalits and Janajatis women who visited three times during postnatal period were found to be 36 percent in survey area. PNC visit of respondents is less frequent than the national level PNC checkup (55 percent). Thus, it is recommended that Dalit and Janjati mothers who come for antenatal check up should be provided with adequate information about availability of safe delivery incentive, incentive for postnatal checkup and free health services provided by government of Nepal.
Health Education Research
Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) program has been promoted in Nepal to equip... more Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) program has been promoted in Nepal to equip pregnant women with obstetric knowledge so as to motivate them to seek professional care. Using a prospective design of 701 pregnant women of more than 5 months gestation in a central hills district of Nepal, we evaluated if having obstetric knowledge could make a difference in maternal delivery behaviour. The results suggested that BP/CR program was effective in raising women's obstetric knowledge, which was significantly associated with facility delivery according to logistic regression analysis. In particular, women who acknowledged that unexpected problems could occur during pregnancy and childbirth were more likely (odds ratio [OR] 5.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.95-11.52) to deliver at a health facility than others unaware of the possible consequences. Similarly, women who knew any antepartum danger sign (OR 2.16, 95% CI: 1.17-3.98), any intrapartum danger sign (OR 3.80, ...
Editorial Team M r . M a h a s h a r m S h a r m a , M o E C h a i r p e r s o n M r . B a b u R ... more Editorial Team M r . M a h a s h a r m S h a r m a , M o E C h a i r p e r s o n M r . B a b u R a m P o u d e l , D o E M e m b e r M r . Y o g R a j P o k h r e l , M o E M e m b e r M r . G o p a l P r a s a d B h a t t a r a i , M o E M e m b e r M r . G e h a N a t h G a u t a m , M o E M e m b e r M r . D i p e s h S i n g h , U G C M e m b e r Mr. Bal Mukunda Neupane, CTEVT Member M r . S a r o j K u m a r S h a r m a , T U M e m b e r Mr. Shekhar Prasad Dhungana, KU Member M s . S u n i t a S h a k y a , M o E M e m b e r M r . S i t a R a m K o i r a l a , M o E M e m b e r S e c r e t a r y
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Papers by om prasad baral