Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services and Infant Feeding Practices

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Observational Study: Observational Study

Study summary

The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with maternal healthcare services utilization and infant feeding practices

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Is the utilization of maternal healthcare services antenatally, during delivery, and postnatally associated with household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in Pune, India?
2. Is household food insecurity associated with birth outcomes and infant growth in these women?

Participants will be asked:

1. For information related to socio-demographic characteristics, healthcare services utilization, food insecurity experience, dietary intake, and infant feeding indicators using a questionnaire.
2. Anthropometric measurements of the participant, her husband and her infant/s will be collected.
3. Focus group discussions (FGDs) will also be conducted to gain insight into the perceptions of these women with respect to the utilization of maternal healthcare services.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Percentage of women who consumed at least 100 Iron Folic Acid tablets — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women who consumed at least 100 Iron Folic Acid tablets
• Percentage of women who consumed deworming tablets at least once during pregnancy — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women who consumed deworming tablets at least once during pregnancy
• Percentage of women who underwent delivery preparedness — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women who underwent delivery preparedness
• Percentage of women with knowledge of key danger signs during pregnancy — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women with knowledge of key danger signs during pregnancy such as vaginal bleeding, severe headaches
• Percentage of women who delivered at institution — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women who delivered at institution
• Percentage of women who stayed at a facility for at least 24 hours post-delivery — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women who stayed at a facility for at least 24 hours post-delivery
• Percentage of women who received post-natal care within a week of delivery — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women who received post-natal care within a week of delivery
• Percentage of women who availed at least three Antenatal Care (ANC) visits — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women who availed at least three Antenatal Care (ANC) visits
• Percentage of women who had contact with ASHA worker during pregnancy — Through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Percentage of women who had contact with Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker during pregnancy

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