Behavior modifying myths practices and effect on health seeking behavior among pregnant Yoruba women, south western Nigeria a cross-sectional study
Rwanda med. j. (Online)
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76(1): 1-6, 2019. tab
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RESUMO
INTRODUCTION:
Cultural practices and beliefs influence and underpin the behavior of women during pregnancy and childbirth; this behavioral change could influence the health-seeking behavior as well as the outcome of pregnancy.OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this study was to determine the behavior modifying myths among pregnant Yoruba women and their sources.METHODS:
This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 250 pregnant Yoruba women attending the antenatal clinics of Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. A structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was undertaken. Consent was sought verbally.RESULTS:
The age of the respondents ranged from 15-45 years with a mean age of 27 years (±3.5). Most of the women were married n=239 (95.6%) and primarily Christian n=184 (73.6%). 127 (50.8%) of the women had a tertiary education while only 13 (5.2%) had no formal education. 41 (16.3%) of the respondents being primigravida. Six myths were identified with food taboos being the most common. These were being practiced by 61.2% of the respondents. The reasons given for modifying their behavior varied from warding off ghosts to the delivery of a well-formed child. The most frequent source of information were their relatives (42.4%).CONCLUSION:
The practice of the myths was neither influenced by educational status nor religion. The majority of these practices do not have a deleterious effect and did not influence health-seeking behavior or outcome of pregnancy based on the reasons adduced for the practice
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Women
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Behavior
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Culture
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Pregnant Women
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Information Seeking Behavior
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Nigeria
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Rwanda med. j. (Online)
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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