Research Article
[Retracted] Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Care Services by Primigravida Females in Urban and Rural Areas of India
Table 4
Comparison of variables between rural and urban participants.
| | Variables | Rural (n—107) | Urban (n—97) | | value |
| | Place of delivery | | | | | | PHC/maternity home/subcentre | 84 (78.5%) | 75 (77.3%) | 1.14 | 0.5 | | Private hospital | 10 (9.3%) | 13 (13.4%) | | Home | 13 (12.2%) | 9 (9.3%) | | Type of delivery | | | | | | Assisted/episiotomy | 13 (12.2%) | 22 (22.7%) | 4.2 | 0.13 | | LSCS | 7 (6.5%) | 7 (7.2%) | | Normal | 87 (81.3%) | 68 (70.1%) | | IFA tablet received | | | | | | 100 | 70 (65.4%) | 54 (55.7%) | 6.1 | 0.048 | | 100 | 23 (21.5%) | 17 (17.5%) | | 100 | 14 (13.1%) | 26 (26.8%) | | Gestation period of baby | | | | | | Full term | 94 (87.8%) | 89 (91.8%) | 0.22 | 0.64 | | Preterm | 13 (12.2%) | 8 (8.2%) | | Colostrum | | | | | | Given | 95 (88.8%) | 92 (94.8%) | 1.72 | 0.19 | | Not given | 12 (11.2%) | 5 (5.2%) | | Prelacteal feed | | | | | | Given | 24 (22.4%) | 29 (29.9%) | 1.11 | 0.29 | | Not given | 83 (77.6%) | 68 (70.1%) | | Breast feeding started within | | | | | | 1 hour | 84 (78.5%) | 62 (63.9%) | 10.1 | 0.006 | | 1 to 24 hours | 21 (19.6%) | 23 (23.7%) | | 24 hours | 2 (1.9%) | 12 (12.4%) | | Birth weight of baby (in Kgs) | | | | | | 2.5 | 21 (19.6%) | 17 (17.5%) | 0.04 | 0.84 | | 2.5 | 86 (80.4%) | 80 (82.5%) |
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