International journal of medical science & dental health
Original Article
A study on awareness of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) services
among pregnant women and its association with their perinatal outcome at
a tertiary care centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Kirti Shekhawat, Kavita Choudhary1, Abhishek Kawatra2, Rakesh Kumawat1, S.S. Swami3
Senior demonstrator, department of Community Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
1
Resident , department of Community Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
2
Assistant professor, department of Community Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
3
Professor & Head, department of Community Medicine, R. D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh., India
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Perinatal mortality reflects pregnancy wastage as well as quantity and quality
of health care available to mother and new-born. Objective: To assess the awareness about
JSY among pregnant women attending tertiary care centre for delivery and to study
association of pregnant women’s awareness with perinatal outcome. Materials and
Methods: The present study was a cross sectional study performed during December 2010May 2011, including 412 pregnant women admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Medical College
and Hospital, Sitapura, Jaipur for delivery. A pre-tested, pre-designed and structured
questionnaire was administered to collect data and thus collected data were analyzed to get
frequency, mean, SD & appropriate test of significance. Results: Mean age at delivery was
23.82±3.63 years. 83.5% study population belonged to socio-economic class III, IV and V.
28.4% pregnant women were illiterate, 46.4% were educated up to primary level. 64.8%
pregnant women were aware that ASHA worker is available in their village. 70.14%
respondents had ever heard about JSY. 41% respondents had good knowledge about
objectives of JSY, 69.9% had poor knowledge about implementation and eligibility criteria.
Prevalence of low birth weight was 31.79%. Pregnant women who had poor awareness about
JSY, had high prevalence of LBW babies (P = 0.004) and also high prevalence of still births,
IUD and early neonatal deaths (P= 0.013). Conclusion: Awareness of JSY services in
pregnant women is a crucial factor in determining the favorable outcome to the pregnancy.
Keywords: JSY, awareness, perinatal outcome
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