Awareness Of Antenatal Care

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Design of study

Educational interventional study

Study area

Aavarampalayam, an urban slum

Subjects

20 pregnant women residing in Avarampalayam

Materials

Questionnaire, charts

First visit

Find 20 Pregnant women and make formal introduction with them.

Second Visit

Pretest, to assess the existing knowledge on Antenatal care

Third visit

Health education through lecture & group discussion

Fourth visit Fifth visit

Post test to assess their increase in awareness

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2 POSTTEST

Knowledge of pregnant women on diet consumption during pregnancy

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