Education and Maternal Health Care Utilization in Pakistan: An Analysis of Rural Women in District Gujrat - Couverture souple

Khan, Sarfraz; Idrees, Bilal; Ur-Rehman, Hafeez-

 
9783847330721: Education and Maternal Health Care Utilization in Pakistan: An Analysis of Rural Women in District Gujrat

Synopsis

The present study intends to analyze the impact of women’s education on maternal health care utilization in rural areas of District Gujrat. A survey was conducted in one Union Council (Kunjah) of Tehsil Gujrat. A sample of 139 female respondents (delivered a baby having the age group of 6 weeks to 8 months) was drawn with the help of simple random sampling technique. List of females was collected from Union Council Office. Interview schedule was developed to collect relevant information from the respondents. Univariat tables were constructed to show frequency distribution and percentages. Cross-tabulations were constructed to show the relationship of different variables. Statistical test Tau-b and Gamma was used to test the hypothesis. A great significance was seen after the data analysis and interpretation between women’s education and maternal health care utilization in the selected Union Council of District Gujrat.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The present study intends to analyze the impact of women’s education on maternal health care utilization in rural areas of District Gujrat. A survey was conducted in one Union Council (Kunjah) of Tehsil Gujrat. A sample of 139 female respondents (delivered a baby having the age group of 6 weeks to 8 months) was drawn with the help of simple random sampling technique. List of females was collected from Union Council Office. Interview schedule was developed to collect relevant information from the respondents. Univariat tables were constructed to show frequency distribution and percentages. Cross-tabulations were constructed to show the relationship of different variables. Statistical test Tau-b and Gamma was used to test the hypothesis. A great significance was seen after the data analysis and interpretation between women’s education and maternal health care utilization in the selected Union Council of District Gujrat.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sarfraz Khan is presently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan. He is doing his PhD in Anthropology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has worked with different National and International Organizations. His main areas of interests include; Gender Issues and Migration.

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