Assessment of Traditional Practices during Pregnancy, Labour, Delivery and Associated Factors among the Reproductive Age Women at Kersa Malima District, South West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Tiruneh, Hulemenaye (2014) Assessment of Traditional Practices during Pregnancy, Labour, Delivery and Associated Factors among the Reproductive Age Women at Kersa Malima District, South West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

Introduction:Traditional Practices reflect values and beliefs held by members of a community for periods often spanning generations. Every social grouping in the world has specific Traditional Practices and beliefs,some of which are beneficial to all members, while others are harmful to a specific group. Traditional Practices transmitted through tales, rituals, healing method and customary laws from generation to generation. Traditional Practices are more likely employ in developing countries where health facilities and health education are still behind the rich of the majority of the people.Although Maternal Mortality Ratio in developing countries is still 15 times higher than developed countries. This is because Traditional Practices are the main contributing factors for maternal morbidity and mortality. Objective:Assessment of Traditional Practices during pregnancy, labour and delivery among reproductive age group women and to identify factors related with them. Methods and Materials: The community-based cross-sectional study for the quantitave study and indepth interview for the qualitative study was carried out fromNovember 2013-June 2014 in Kersa Malimma District, South West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional state. Result:The major Harmful Traditional Practices during pregnancy were intake of kosso with or without tape worm infestation, doing hard work. During labour and delivery the major Harmful Traditional Practices identified were home delivery, shaking the women until placenta deliver, cutting the umbilical cord with unsterilized razor blade, left the umbilical cord without tying, putting butter, vaseline and hair oil on umbilical stump (a short piece of umbilicus after the rest of umbilical cord was cut),giving bath for the newborn immediately after delivery, women taking bath on day 4 or 5 afer delivery and drinking local alcohol while breast feeding. Massaging the abdomen while the women were in labour and drinking “telba” after delivery are Traditional Practicesidentified but their effect is not well known and labelledas neutral practices. Those Traditional Practices that are indicated above have similarity with Traditional Practices described in indepth interview.Family monthly income is associated with kosso intake, abortion andeducational status of the women is associated with work during pregnancy and abortion is associated with home delivery practice. Conclusion:Ingeneral, Harmful Traditional Practices during pregnancy, labour and delivery are highly prevalent in this study area and the effects of some of the traditional practices are not well known. Extensive health education towards the eradication of the identified Harmful Traditional Practices, further studies on the effects of Traditional Practices for those that are not well known and similar studies in other areas is therefore recommended.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions: Africana
Depositing User: Emmanuel Ndorimana
Date Deposited: 04 Jul 2018 08:55
Last Modified: 04 Jul 2018 08:55
URI: http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6568

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