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KMID : 1138720200460020081
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Korean Public Health Research
2020 Volume.46 No. 2 p.81 ~ p.92
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Factors affecting the maternal and child health knowledge of pregnant women and women of childbearing age in the Kwango, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Kim Yeun-Hee
Shin Dong-Eun
Nam Eun-Woo
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Abstract
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Purpose:This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the level of maternal and child health knowledge of pregnant women and women of childbearing age (between the ages of 15 and 49 years old) in the Kwango region rural Kenge health zone of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Methods:The study subjects were 949 women aged 15-49 who lived in the Kenge Health Area of Democratic Republic of Congo. Taking maternal and child health knowledge as the outcome variable, subjects were asked about Antenatal Care4+, health facility delivery, skilled birth attendance, Postnatal care, and exclusive breast-feeding.
Results:The subjects of this study were 949 women, of whom 421 had maternal and child health knowledge, accounting for 44.4%. In terms of education level, women who received primary education or higher had 3.16 times more knowledge regarding maternal and child health compared to illustrated women. In case of reading, writing, and calculation skills each reported to be 1.65, 1.74, and 2.06 times higher respectively. Additionally, compared to those with no maternal and child health knowledge, women with maternal and child health knowledge reported higher ANC4+, Skilled birth attendances, PNC, and exclusive breast-feeding.
Conclusion:In order to pursue a healthy motherhood, it is necessary to actively increase education so that women can recognize their health status and implement health behaviors, and new project methods to improve health care implementation must be actively sought.
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KEYWORD
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Prenatal care, Skilled birth attendance, Postnatal care, Exclusive breastfeeding
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