ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
GAYTRI TIWARI1*, RUCHI GALUNDIA2
1Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community and Applied Sciences, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
2Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community and Applied Sciences, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : galundiaruchi@gmail.com
Received : 25-02-2019 Accepted : 12-03-2019 Published : 15-03-2019
Volume : 11 Issue : 5 Pages : 7993 - 7995
Int J Agr Sci 11.5 (2019):7993-7995
Keywords : Maternal, Child health, Rural, Married mothers
Academic Editor : Dr Nitin Tanwar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to all the Anganwadi workers of respective areas and social workers who have played an active role in helping us to collect authentic data. Authors are also thankful to College of Community and Applied Sciences, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
Improving the well-being of mothers, infants and children is an important public health goal in India. The maternal and child health determines the health of the next generation and can help predict future public health challenges for families as well as societies. Though child birth gives joy to mother and family, yet this joy may transform to tragedy in the event of maternal death. Present study was conducted with an aim to assess the Maternal and child health which address a wide range of conditions with regard to health, nutrition and hygiene that affect the health, wellness and quality of life of rural women, children and their families. A standardized tool developed by Aggarwal was used to assess the Socio-economic status. A checklist prepared by AICRP-Scientists was used to assess the maternal and child health in three aspects viz., health, nutrition and hygiene. Results revealed that majority of the women belonged to lower middle category of socio-economic status and were having average knowledge regarding different aspects of maternal and child health.
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