The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with maternal healthcare services utilization and infant feeding practices The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is the utilization of maternal healthcare services antenatally, during delivery, and postnatally associated with household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in Pune, India? 2. Is household food insecurity associated with birth outcomes and infant growth in these women? Participants will be asked: 1. For information related to socio-demographic characteristics, healthcare services utilization, food insecurity experience, dietary intake, and infant feeding indicators using a questionnaire. 2. Anthropometric measurements of the participant, her husband and her infant/s will be collected. 3. Focus group discussions (FGDs) will also be conducted to gain insight into the perceptions of these women with respect to the utilization of maternal healthcare services.
Age range
18 Years – 49 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Percentage of women who consumed at least 100 Iron Folic Acid tablets
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Percentage of women who consumed deworming tablets at least once during pregnancy
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Percentage of women who underwent delivery preparedness
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Percentage of women with knowledge of key danger signs during pregnancy
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Percentage of women who delivered at institution
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Percentage of women who stayed at a facility for at least 24 hours post-delivery
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Percentage of women who received post-natal care within a week of delivery
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Percentage of women who availed at least three Antenatal Care (ANC) visits
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Percentage of women who had contact with ASHA worker during pregnancy
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year