Factors influencing birth preparedness and complication readiness among childbearing age women in Thatta district, Sindh.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) is a broad system to increase the practice of trained health provision at the time of childbirth and the key interventions to decrease mothers' and newborns' death. However, its status and influencing factors have not been well studied at different levels in the study area. The current study aimed to assess the BPCR status and explore its associated factors influencing BPCR among childbearing age women in Thatta, District of Sindh.

Methods

This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 770 recently delivered mothers from October 2016 -September 2017, recruited using a multistage cluster sampling technique. A structured validated close-ended questionnaire measuring BPCR knowledge and practices w

SUBMITTER: Noor R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9522263 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature