Determinants of Maternal Health Care Utilization among Ever-married Bhil Women of Udaipur District, Rajasthan.

Maternal health care services utilization helps in ensuring safe motherhood. The present paper focuses in understanding the maternal health care utilization by the ever married Bhil women of Udaipur District, Rajasthan. A purposive random sampling method was used to collect data from 100 ever married women of age group 15–49 years by using pretested and modified demographic schedule. Poor access and utilization of antenatal and other health services may contribute to high maternal, infant and child mortality rates. The study showed non literate, housewives and around 10,000 to 29,99 income group women have mostly gone for the antenatal check up (ANC) and Postnatal check up (PNC). Around 4–6 times visit for ANC is more frequent among the population. Regarding components of ANC utilization 87.64% women reported intake of IFA (Iron and Folic Acid) tablets during pregnancy, while 94.38% of the women received Tetanus Toxoid (TT) Injection. The study reflects that higher utilization of ANC services are there and social factors played no such role in debasing the services utilization. However income level did played a role. The lesser number of sample size may bound us from recommending much. But, Mothers should be motivated continuously and with every generation of nation they give birth to, they should utilize such health services for the future of the healthy society.