ASSESSMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN’S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ANTENATAL CARE DURING PREGNANCY AT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS IN KIRKUK CITY

Abstract

The present study was designed to evaluate pregnant women's practices about antenatal care during pregnancy in primary health care centers in Kirkuk City after implementation of program. A quasi-experimental design was used in the present study with the application of a pre-test/ post-test approach for the study group assessment, The results show the distribution of studied socio-demographical characteristics variables (SDCv), where high number of subjects in study group with age 25-29 years (36%), level of education reach to Institute and college graduate (30%), Occupation was Housewife (66%), Monthly Income was (58%), Residential Area was urban (78%), with Smoking Status was non-smoking (72%). The age at marriage 20-24 years, 42 % of study group period of marriage, while 38% of control group. both group the highest percentage (68%, 88%) respectively were menstruation, number of pregnancy for both groups 52% and 54% and same percentage (88%, 92) for both group were from number of abortion and regarding the para number of baby (58%, 56%) , were both group 48% and 56% respectively period between pregnant, while type of delivery for both groups same percentage (56%). Heredity disease study and control group (86%, 98%), while health problem same percentage of both group 78% and 78%. The results about Knowledge and Practices regarding ANC in pre- test of time show that there were no significant differences at P>0.05 accounted between study and control group regarding all items related to practices of ANC.