MATERNAL EDUCATION AND IT’S INFLUENCE ON HEALTH AWARENESS.  A STUDY AMONG WOMEN IN DEVIKULAM THALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, INDIA

MATERNAL EDUCATION AND IT’S INFLUENCE ON HEALTH AWARENESS. A STUDY AMONG WOMEN IN DEVIKULAM THALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA, INDIA
Author(s):
SUJITH.K
Keywords:
Maternal education, Health awareness, anemia, malnutrition, Antenatal services, child immunization.
Abstract
Extensive and in-depth research has pointed out numerous evidences that maternal education to be a very strong and consistent predictor in reduced maternal and child mortality rate in developing countries. A deeper understanding calls for investigation how maternal schooling affects in developing women’s health awareness and health seeking behavior. This study examines how the maternal education level influences the awareness level of health-related matters of mother and child. The study attempts to analyze the awareness level of women about pregnancy and child birth, immunization and management of childhood malnutrition and anemia and various aspects of health-related matters of mother and child. It is very evident from this study that maternal education level strongly connected to the health information level among mothers and thus improves better health care utilization, improved level of utilization of antenatal services, management of maternal health during pregnancy and better health results of their children.
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Unique Paper ID: 166613 Publication Volume & Issue: Volume 11, Issue 2 Page(s): 1323 - 1331
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