A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ANAEMIA AMONG REGISTERED MOTHERS ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN MAHILA HOSPITAL, SANGANERI GATE, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

Anaemia in pregnancy is one of the most important public health problems not only in India but also in most of the south East Asian countries. About 4-16% of maternal death is due to anaemia. In India incidence of anaemia in pregnancy has been noted as high as 40-80%.Anaemia in pregnancy is present in very high percentage of pregnant women in India according to WHO. The study was descriptive research approach carried out on 200 registered mothers in Mahila Chikitsalay, Sanganeri Gate, Jaipur.  Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples for the present study. The result revealed that fair level of awareness (>50% -75%) score detained by 70% respondents.

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Keywords: Knowledge, Anaemia, Pregnancy, Registered Mothers, Antenatal Clinic.


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