DUYGU MURAT ÖZTÜRK, Mesude ULUŞEN, Gülbahar YILMAZ, Hülya AYDI

Gebe, Lohusa ve Yenidoğanın Bakımına Yönelik Yapılan Geleneksel Uygulamalara Dair Bilgi ve Tutumların Değerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, kadınların gebelik, doğum, lohusa ve yenidoğan bakımına yönelik bildikleri ve yaptıkları geleneksel uygulamaları belirlemektir. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu araştırma Amasya Yeşilyenice Kasabasında yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi, 1 Aralık -15 Ocak 2014 tarihleri arasında bu bölgede oturan, en az bir doğum yapmış ve çalışmayı kabul eden 134 kadından oluşmuştur.Yeşilyenice Belediyesinden yazılı olarak, katılımcılardan sözel olarak izin alınmıştır.Literatüre dayalı hazırlanmış, geleneksel uygulamaları içeren 107 maddeden oluşan formla bu uygulamaları bilme ve uygulama durumları sorulmuştur. Bu çalışmada elde edilen veriler SPSS 20 paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Frekans ve yüzde ile Ki kare, Kruskal Wallis-H testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Kadınların yaş ortalaması 48,87±15,92’dir ve 19-80 yaşları arasındadır. Kadınların tamamı geleneksel uygulamalar hakkında bilgiye sahip olduklarını belirtmişlerdir. Akıllarına gelen geleneksel uygulamaları saymaları istendiğinde, bebeği tuzlama, bebeği kundaklama, höllük ve kırklama uygulamalarını belirtmişlerdir. Sonuç ve Öneriler:Bu çalışma, geleneksel uygulamaların, zaman içinde değişiklikler gösterse de hala devam ettiğini göstermektedir. Kanıta dayalı uygulamaların giderek öneminin arttığı günümüzde yararlı olan “geleneksel uygulamalar” geliştirilmeli ve konuyla ilgili eğitimlere daha çok önem verilmelidir.

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Doğum, Lohusalık, Anne Sağlığı

Evaluation of Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Traditional Practices Regarding the Care Of Pregnant, Postpartum Women and the Newborn

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the traditional practices of women for pregnancy, birth, puerperium and neonatal care.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Amasya Yeşilyenice Town. The sample of the study consisted of 134 females who had at least one child, who lived in this region between 1 December and 15 January 2014 and who agreed to work. The written permission to conduct the study has gotten from Yeşilyenice Municipality and verbally permission from the people who join to the study. The participants were asked about their knowledge and practice with a form prepared based on literature and consisting of 107 items containing traditional practices.The data obtained in this study were analysed with the SPSS 20 packet program. Ki squared with frequency and percentage, Kruskal Wallis-H tests were used.Results: The average age of women is 48,87 ± 15,92 and is between 19-80 years. All of the women stated that they have knowledge about traditional practices. When they are asked to say them that come to their minds, they have indicated the application of salting the baby, swaddling the baby, “höllük” (putting soil under the baby's hip) and “kırklama” (a special ceremony to bath when the baby is 40 days). Conclusion: This study shows that although it changes over time, traditional practices still continue. Nowadays evidence-based practices have got a growing importance gradually. In that case useful traditional practices should be developed and related trainings should be given more importance.

Keywords:

Childbirth Postpartum, Maternal Health, Traditional Practices,

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