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Knowledge, health belief and compliance of pregnant mothers to prenatal care in depressed barangays in District II of Manila / 6 6 prepared by Aaron S. Aromin, Carina Luisa G. Bangayan, Ana Evita E. Bayangos, Niño Valentino D. Delgado, Ma. Cristina B. Moya, and Jarryd Khristianssen M. Serdeña. - - - 122 pages. - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .

Thesis (Undergraduate) -- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Intramuros, Manila, 2008.;A thesis presented to the College of Nursing of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing.





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ABSTRACT. The study determined the level of knowledge, health belief and compliance of pregnant mothers to prenatal care in the depressed barangays of District II of Manila. Specifically, the study answered the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, civil status, educational attainment, employment status, and gross family income. Furthermore, the obstetric profile of the pregnant mothers was also determined in terms of number of pregnancy, month of pregnancy, start of prenatal care, presence of any pregnancy related complications and, sources of health information. The significant relationship between the demographic and obstetric profile of the respondents and knowledge, health belief and compliance was recognized individually. A descriptive-correlational research and purposive sampling was utilized in the study. It also made use of a four-part questionnaire and were as follows: the demographic and obstetric profile of the pregnant mothers, the level of knowledge in regard to prenatal care, the level of health belief that the pregnant mothers have to prenatal care and the level of compliance of the pregnant mothers. The statistical methods utilized in the study were weighted mean and Chi square. The findings were that majority of the respondents were 25 to 29 years old, married, high school graduates, homemaker with an average gross family income of 5,001 to 10,000. As of the obstetric history, most of the respondents are primigravida, on their third trimester of pregnancy, started their prenatal at the first trimester, most have never had pregnancy related complications and used hospitals as their source of health information. This concluded that using a 0.05 level of significance, there was significant relationship between the demographic and obstetric profile of the respondents with the level of knowledge, health belief and compliance of the respondents.













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