A Descriptive Study to Assess the Prevalence of Minor Ailments during Pregnancy, Home Care Remedies Adopted by Primigravida Mothers and to Develop an Information Booklet regarding the Management of Minor Ailments during Pregnancy in a Selected Hospital of Delhi

Abstract

A descriptive study to assess the prevalence of minor ailments during pregnancy, home care remedies adopted by primigravida antenatal mothers, and to develop an information booklet regarding the management of minor ailments was undertaken in a selected hospital of Delhi. The objectives of the study were to assess prevalence of minor ailments during pregnancy among primigravida antenatal mothers, to assess the home care remedies adopted for minor ailments during pregnancy by antenatal primigravida mothers and to develop an information booklet regarding the management of minor ailments. Descriptive research design was used to achieve the objectives of the study. A total of 30 samples, i.e., antenatal primigravida mothers, were selected from a selected hospital of New Delhi, using purposive sampling technique. The tools used for data collection were semi-structured interview schedule to determine the demographic data as well as to assess the occurrence of minor ailments during pregnancy and home care adopted by them. Data collection was done on 5 May, 2017 among primigravida antenatal mothers. Significant findings of the study were that all the antenatal mothers experienced minor ailments during their pregnancy and those mothers also used home care for some of the minor ailments they experienced during their pregnancy.