Examination of the Use of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Treatment Methods for Covid-19 by Pregnant Women

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 1 - 15, 31.01.2024

Dilek Hacıvelioğlu , Nurgül Güngör Tavşanlı , Funda Kosova

https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1285435

Abstract

Objective: Women who want to have a natural and safe pregnancy and birth choose traditional, complementary and alternative treatment methods. Also, during the Covid-19 pandemic, complementary and alternative treatments were recommended and used in many countries for protection against the virus. In this study, an examination was made of the use of traditional, complementary and alternative treatment methods (CAM) in the Covid-19 pandemic by pregnant women coming to a family health center for checkup (monitoring).
Method: The study is descriptive type. A total of 162 pregnant women who came to the family health center for control were included in the study. A questionnaire form consisting of 43 questions in three sections was used in the research. Questionnaire forms were filled through face-to-face interviews.
Results: It was found that the most used complementary and alternative treatment methods were prayer, massage, herbal treatment and vitamin supplements. Also, other behaviors conducted with the aim of protection were not going out of the house, drinking or gargling water with vinegar, and cleaning with chlorine bleach.
Conclusion: The women stated that the CAM methods which they used the most were herbal remedies, vitamin supplements, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, cupping, massage, phlebotomy, the use of leeches, hypnosis, meditation and music therapy. It was seen that the pregnant women mostly used prayer, massage, vitamin supplements and herbal remedies during the time of Covid-19.

Keywords

Covid-19, Pregnancy, Complementary and Alternative Treatment

Supporting Institution

No

Project Number

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Thanks

We thank our participating pregnant women for agreeing to participate in our study.

Gebelerin Covid 19’a Karşı Geleneksel, Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tedavi (GETAT) Yöntemlerini Kullanma Durumlarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Doğal ve güvenli hamilelik geçirmek ve doğum yapmak isteyen kadınlar geleneksel, tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi yöntemlerini tercih etmektedirler. Ayrıca Covid-19 pandemisi döneminde virüsten korunmak için birçok ülkede tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedaviler önerilmiş ve kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada bir aile sağlığı merkezine kontrol (takip) için gelen gebelerin Covid-19 pandemisinde geleneksel, tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi yöntemlerini (TAT) kullanım durumları incelenmiştir.
Yöntem: Çalışma tanımlayıcı tiptedir. Aile sağlığı merkezine kontrol için gelen toplam 162 gebe çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmada üç bölümden ve 43 sorudan oluşan anket formu kullanılmıştır. Anket formları yüz yüze görüşülerek doldurulmuştur.
Bulgular: En çok kullanılan tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi yöntemlerinin dua, masaj, bitkisel tedavi ve vitamin takviyesi olduğu tespit edildi. Ayrıca evden dışarı çıkmamak, sirke ile su içmek veya gargara yapmak, klorlu çamaşır suyu ile temizlik yapmak korunma amaçlı yapılan diğer davranışlardır.
Sonuç: Gebe kadınların GETAT yöntemlerinden en çok bitkisel tedavileri, vitamin desteği, hidroterapi, akupunktur, kupa, masaj, hacamat, dua, sülük uygulaması, hipnoz, meditasyon ve müzik terapi uygulamalarını bildikleri belirlenmiştir. Gebe kadınların Covid-19 sürecinde en çok dua, masaj, vitamin desteği ve bitkisel tedavi uygulamalarını kullandığı görülmektedir.

Keywords

Covid-19, Gebelik, Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tedavi

Project Number

No

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