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Knowledge and attitudes about vaginal versus caesarean section delivery were assessed in 204 pregnant women attending a maternity centre in Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran. Overall, 63.5% of women scored weak on knowledge questions. Knowledge was higher in women who had a history of miscarriage. Of the women, 96.5% and 33.0% had positive attitudes towards vaginal delivery and caesarean section respectively; 40.5% had negative attitudes about caesarean section. Women with higher parity and more previous caesarean deliveries showed positive attitudes towards vaginal delivery, as did housewives and women whose spouses were employed in education or health organizations. No significant differences were found in attitude and knowledge scores according to women's levels of education.
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Attitude to Health , Delivery, Obstetric/methods , Delivery, Obstetric/psychology , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Women , Abortion, Spontaneous/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Choice Behavior , Delivery, Obstetric/adverse effects , Delivery, Obstetric/statistics & numerical data , Educational Status , Employment , Family Characteristics , Female , Hospitals, Maternity , Hospitals, Urban , Humans , Iran , Male , Maternal Age , Negativism , Occupations , Parity , Patient Selection , Pregnancy , Surveys and Questionnaires , Women/education , Women/psychologyABSTRACT
Knowledge and attitudes about vaginal versus caesarean section delivery were assessed in 204 pregnant women attending a maternity centre in Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran. Overall, 63.5% of women scored weak on knowledge questions. Knowledge was higher in women who had a history of miscarriage. Of the women, 96.5% and 33.0% had positive attitudes towards vaginal delivery and caesarean section respectively; 40.5% had negative attitudes about caesarean section. Women with higher parity and more previous caesarean deliveries showed positive attitudes towards vaginal delivery, as did housewives and women whose spouses were employed in education or health organizations. No significant differences were found in attitude and knowledge scores according to women's levels of education
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Choice Behavior , Educational Status , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Hospitals, Maternity , Parity , Pregnancy , Women , Delivery, ObstetricABSTRACT
We report a 45-year-old man who presented with a 3-month history of pain and swelling in the proximal phalanx of the right fifth finger. After biopsy and pathological examination the lesion was found to be an aggressive (Enneking's stage 3) giant cell tumor of the proximal phalanx. Due to the high rate of recurrence of stage 3 giant cell tumors in the hand after en bloc resection, it was decided to amputate the right little finger through the metacarpo-phalangeal joint. After a 3-year follow-up of the patient there have been no recurrences or metastases.
