DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i05.012

Pages: 1732-1737

Postnatal care service is one of the most effective interventions to prevent maternal and infant deaths globally as well as in Bangladesh. We conducted a cross sectional study in Chuadanga Sadar Hospital, Bangladesh during the period from 10th August 2018 to 15th September 2018. The study aimed to evaluate the factors affecting postnatal care among reproductive aged women in Chuadanga district of Bangladesh. A total number of 300 ever-married reproductive aged women with at least one child from Chuadanga District of Bangladesh were interviewed through a structured questionnaire using purposive sampling technique. Majority of the respondents were aged between 20-25 years, secondary educated, housewife, Muslim, got married between the ages 16-18 years. Chi-square test reveals that, respondent’s age, education, age at first marriage, age at first birth, nutritional status, monthly family income and expenditure, husband’s occupation, place of residence and number of child ever born are associated with postnatal care. Maternal health services become a national health concern in Bangladesh; however, post-natal care are quite low in Bangladesh, therefore, the government of Bangladesh should implement interventions to increase awareness and availability of health facilities in order to improve the coverage of maternal health services, especially post-natal care.