Author(s): Rituparna Roy and Dr. Karuna Sana

Abstract:
Socioeconomic status (SES) is one of the most important factors for a better living and is intimately associated with medical outcomes. It influences the health condition of an individual. Purpose of the present study was to find out the impact and correlation of socio-economic status and mothers educational attainment for giving birth challenged child. Total sixty mothers having challenged child were selected from different districts of west Bengal as subject. Criteria measured for this study were Socio-economic-status of the family at the time of pregnancy and mother’s educational-attainment. A Socio-Economic Status questionnaire (Kuppuswamy, 2021) was used to collect data. Scale of percentage was used to systematize the result. From this study it was observed that, 16.66%; 13.33%; 30%; and 40% mothers were belonging in upper socioeconomic status, upper middle socioeconomic status, in lower middle socio-economic level and in upper lower socio-economic level respectively. From this first table it was observed that the children of upper middle socioeconomic status were more affected then the other group. 11.66% mothers were professional. 8.33% mothers were graduate or post graduate. 8.3% mothers were intermediate, 5% mothers have high school certificate, and 61.66% mothers have middle school certificate. 5% mothers have primary school certificate. From this it was observed that most of the mothers having challenged child, have low educational attainment. So, it may be concluded that low socioeconomic status may have an influence on giving birth challenge child and mother’s educational attainment also plays an important role on it.

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