Abstract
Purpose: To build-up the fundamental data for improving the level of maternal and child health care of Guatemala through assessment of current status of maternal and child (MCH) health care and characteristics related to the delivery services.
Method: Study subjects were the 450 women residents aged 15~50 living in Patzun region of Chimaltenango province, Guatemala.
Results: Mean age of the subjects was 32.5 years with residental area 51% urban and 49% rural. 81.1% of them ever heard about family planning, instead only 41.7% had experienced a practical contraception, and rural residents were more ignorant and conservative. As result of the MLR, the OR (95% CI) of the HO delivery was higher in case of the higher education level, delayed first delivery age, previously cognition about family planning group. However it was not related to the mother's age. HO delivery was more influenced by educational level and awareness of family planning in rural area, while by the first delivery age in urban area.
Conclusion: General cognitions and experiences about family planning were not enough, and the dependency and credits on TBA were still high. Hope to this study actively used as a useful resource to improve the comprehensive MCH environments, and especially, to induce the shift from TBA to HO deliveries in Guatemala.
Method: Study subjects were the 450 women residents aged 15~50 living in Patzun region of Chimaltenango province, Guatemala.
Results: Mean age of the subjects was 32.5 years with residental area 51% urban and 49% rural. 81.1% of them ever heard about family planning, instead only 41.7% had experienced a practical contraception, and rural residents were more ignorant and conservative. As result of the MLR, the OR (95% CI) of the HO delivery was higher in case of the higher education level, delayed first delivery age, previously cognition about family planning group. However it was not related to the mother's age. HO delivery was more influenced by educational level and awareness of family planning in rural area, while by the first delivery age in urban area.
Conclusion: General cognitions and experiences about family planning were not enough, and the dependency and credits on TBA were still high. Hope to this study actively used as a useful resource to improve the comprehensive MCH environments, and especially, to induce the shift from TBA to HO deliveries in Guatemala.
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