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Pharmacoepidemiological study of antenatal care utilization among pregnant woman attending obstetrics and gynecology: A comparative study of hospital and community
Rushi Naidu T, Aruna Kumari C, Anoohya K, Sindhuja P, Rohitha A and Keerthi R
Year : 2026 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 167-179
Received on: 19/10/2025
Revised on: 27/11/2025
Accepted on: 22/12/2025
Published on: 01/01/2026
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Rushi Naidu T, Aruna Kumari C, Anoohya K, Sindhuja P, Rohitha A and Keerthi R( 2026).
Pharmacoepidemiological study of antenatal care utilization among pregnant woman attending obstetrics and gynecology: A comparative study of hospital and community
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 11( 1), 167-179.
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Abstract
Antenatal care is defined by the WHO as the care of pregnant mother receives before birth and involves education, screening, counselling and treatment of minor ailment and immunization services. The frequency of antenatal care utilization enhances the effectiveness of the maternal health problems to ensure maternal and child health which is evidence-based intervention. The objective of the study is to estimate the incidence and prevalence of various health care disorders and access the drug utilization patterns and treatment outcomes in both hospital and community settings during antenatal period. This Study is a Prospective, Observational, Comparative Cohort study including 300 gestational women of age 18-45 years, who received antenatal care at hospital and at Community in North coastal Andhra Pradesh for a period of 6 months. In hospital settings among 150 patient’s incidences of GDM (9%), hypothyroidism (9%), anaemia (9%) followed by GHTN (7%), Pre-eclampsia (75), Oligohydramnios (7%), Placenta Previa (5%), PROM (5%), IUGR (5%), Eclampsia (3%), Polyhydramnios (3%), Dengue (3%), Ectopic pregnancy (3%), jaundice (3%), Rh-ve pregnancy (1%), comorbid conditions (18%). In Community settings among 150 patient’s incidences of anaemia (13%) followed by oligohydramnios (10%), GHTN (7%), GDM (7%), hypothyroidism (7%), Placenta Previa (7%), PROM (7%), Jaundice (6%), Rh-ve pregnancy (5%), Pre-eclampsia (4%), Eclampsia (4%), Dengue (4%), IUGR (3%), Polyhydramnios (2%) and comorbid conditions (11%). In conclusion, the evaluation of data from both community and hospital settings demonstrated a positive correlation of antenatal care with health facility delivery.
Keywords
Antenatal care, Drug utilization patterns, Comorbid conditions, Ectopic pregnancy, IUGR.
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