Title

Awareness and utilization of antenatal care services: A comparative study between educated and uneducated mothers

Authors

Kiranmai Pandi^1,*, R. Balasubramanian², Anshuli Trivedi¹, C.M Chaitra³, Aaliya Kazi⁴ & Neha M Mahajan⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India; ⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Max Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Kiranmai Pandi - E-mail: drkiranmai2022commed@gmail.com
R Balasubramanian - E-mail: drbalaobg@gmail.com
Anshuli Trivedi - E-mail: dranshulitrivedi@yahoo.com
C.M Chaitra - E-mail: chaitrarohini1221@gmail.com
Aaliya Kazi - E-mail: aaliya16@gmail.com
Neha M Mahajan - E-mail: nmahajan@yahoo.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026
 

Abstract

Differences in awareness and utilization of antenatal care services between educated and uneducated mothers remain insufficiently explored. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the level of awareness and use of antenatal care services among 120 mothers attending a tertiary care center. Data were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire assessing awareness and utilization, with analysis performed using SPSS and chi-square test. Educated mothers demonstrated significantly higher awareness and better utilization of antenatal care services compared to uneducated mothers (p < 0.05). Thus, we show the critical role of maternal education in improving antenatal care uptake, supporting targeted interventions to enhance maternal and fetal outcomes.

Keywords

Antenatal care (ANC), awareness, utilization, maternal education, pregnancy, public health

Citation

Pandi et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 3077-3081 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.