Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - ANTENATAL AND POSTNATAL CARE PRACTICES
AMONG THE DIBONGIYA DEORI OF ASSAM
AU  - BORAH J
AU  - SENGUPTA S
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 60
IS  - 1
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 0
EP  - 0
KW  - Pregnancy – Childbirth – Belief – Care Seeking – Proximate Factors – Women– Dibongiya Mother
N2  - 
N2  - Care during pregnancy as well as after childbirth is important for the health and survival of both the
mother and the newborn. The utilization of maternity care services is not uniform in society. Beliefs and practices
associated with antenatal and postnatal care also show variation among the population groups as it depends on their
perception level. The present study aims to understand the utilization of antenatal and postnatal care among the
Dibongiya Deori population residing in the rural and urban areas of Assam. Few socio-demographic variables are
also considered to compare with their healthcare practices during pregnancy and childbirth. The present cross-sectional
study is conducted in the Lakhimpur district of Assam, India with a total of 504 Dibongiya mothers (rural: 405; urban:
99). The Dibongiya is a numerically small territorial group (Khel) of Deori of Assam. They belong to the Tibeto-
Mongoloid ethnic group. The majority of Dibongiya mothers availed themselves medical treatment during pregnancy
and immunized their children at different periods. The coverage is found to be more among the young aged mothers,
having higher educational attainment, and engaged in salaried jobs in both the setup. Followers of traditional beliefs
and practices associated with antenatal and postnatal periods are also observed among them. The impending necessity
is to improve the basic health care facilities and provide proper maternal education for their betterment as well as to move forward.
ER  -