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A study to assess decision making power regarding postnatal diet, exclusive breast feeding and family planning methods among postnatal women in selected rural communities, West Bengal
A descriptive study was conducted to assess the decision making power regarding
postnatal diet, exclusive breast feeding and family planning methods among postnatal
women in selected communities of West Bengal. The conceptual framework was based
on women autonomy which is adopted from the study “Women‟s‟ autonomy and
reproductive healthcare-seeking behaviour” conducted in Ethiopia by Yohannes Dibaba
Wado. Population was postnatal women who had children of six months of age group..
180 samples were taken from the rural communities under Kelejora B.P.H.C. A validated
and reliable structured interview schedule was used to assess the decision making power
of postnatal women regarding postnatal diet, exclusive breast feeding and family
planning methods. The findings of the study revealed that most of postnatal women
(97.8%) had strong decision making power in exclusive breast feeding whereas only
31.1% postnatal women had strong decision making power in family planning methods.
Majority of (76.1%) postnatal women had strong decision making power regarding
postnatal diet. Statistically significant association was observed between decision
making power of postnatal women regarding postnatal diet and religion (
2
= 12.0742, at
df 4) at 0.05 level of significance. In the area of exclusive breast feeding there was
significant association between decision making power regarding exclusive breast
feeding and religion (
2
= 23.28, at df 2) at 0.05 level of significance. There was
statistical significant association between decision making power of postnatal women
regarding family planning methods and age of women(
2
= 17.7, at df 2) and parity of
women (
2
= 6.97, at df 2) at 0.05 level of significance. The study has a great
implication in Nursing service, education, research and administration. Based on the
findings the recommendation is made for a study to find out knowledge and practice
regarding postnatal diet, exclusive breast feeding and family planning methods. It is
concluded that the magnitude of women‟s decision making power on postnatal diet and
exclusive breast feeding is high in this study whereas the decision making power
regarding family planning methods among postnatal women is very low.
Keywords:
postnatal women, postnatal mother, decision making power, exclusive breast feeding, postnatal diet, family planning methods, descriptive study, survey design, quantitative study, maternal and child health, community based research
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"A study to assess decision making power regarding postnatal diet, exclusive breast feeding and family planning methods among postnatal women in selected rural communities, West Bengal", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.657 - 678, March-2023, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2303117.pdf
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