Effects of Training About Newborn Care Given to Pregnant Women on Their Traditional Attitudes and Practices

Abstract

Objective: This study was aimed at determining the effect of the training on newborn care given to pregnant women on their traditional attitudes and practices. Material and Methods: Pregnant women registered at the Family Health Center located in the district center of a province in southeastern Türkiye who were in the last three months of their pregnancy (28-40 weeks) formed the study sample. The study was conducted with a total of 90 pregnant women, 45 in the training group and 45 in the control group. The pre-test and post-test data were collected in the Training and Control Groups using the following tools: Sociodemographic Information Form, Mothers' Traditional Practice Attitudes towards Infant Care Scale (TPAS) and the Non-Functional Practices for Infant Care Dimension of the Scale of Non-Functional Beliefs and Applications in Mother Health and Child Care (SNBA-MHCC). After the pre-test, researchers trained the participants in the Training Group on newborn care and the impact of traditional practices on newborn health. Results: The results of the analyses demonstrated that the intra- and inter-group post-training scores the participants obtained from the overall TPAS and the Non-Functional Practices for Infant Care Dimension of the SNBA-MHCC were significantly different from their pre-training scores. Conclusion: The training given to the participating mothers enabled them to gain correct knowledge about baby care and changed their beliefs for the better.

Keywords

• baby care
• infancy
• mothers' attitudes
• traditional attitudes
• traditional practices

Gebelere Verilen Yenidoğan Bakımı ile ilgili Eğitimin Geleneksel Tutum ve Uygulamalara Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, gebelere verilen yenidoğan bakımı eğitiminin geleneksel tutum ve uygulamaları üzerindeki etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Türkiye'nin güneydoğu bölgesinde bulunan bir ilin ilçe merkezinde bulunan Aile Sağlığı Merkezine kayıtlı hamile kadınlardan, hamileliğinin son üç ayında (28-40 hafta) olanlar çalışma örneklemini oluşturmuştur. Araştırma eğitim grubunda 45, kontrol grubunda 45 olmak üzere toplam 90 gebe ile yürütülmüştür. Eğitim ve Kontrol Gruplarında ön-test ve son-test verileri, Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu, Annelerin Bebek Bakımına Yönelik Geleneksel Uygulama Tutumları Ölçeği (GUTÖ) ve Anne Sağlığı ve Bebek Bakımında Fonksiyonel Olmayan İnanç ve Uygulamalar Ölçeği'nin (ASBB-FOİU Ölçeği) Bebek Bakımına Yönelik Fonksiyonel Olmayan Uygulamalar Boyutu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Ön testin ardından araştırmacılar Eğitim Grubundaki katılımcılara yenidoğan bakımı ve geleneksel uygulamaların yenidoğan sağlığı üzerine etkisi konusunda eğitim vermiştir. Bulgular: Analiz sonuçları, katılımcıların GUTÖ genelinden ve ASBB-FOİU'nun Bebek Bakımına Yönelik İşlevsel Olmayan Uygulamalar Boyutundan aldıkları grup içi ve gruplar arası eğitim sonrası puanların, eğitim öncesi puanlarından anlamlı derecede farklı olduğunu göstermiştir. Sonuç: Katılımcı annelere verilen eğitim, bebek bakımı konusunda doğru bilgi edinmelerini ve inançlarını daha iyi yönde değiştirmelerini sağlamıştır.

Keywords

• bebek bakımı
• bebeklik
• anne tutumları
• geleneksel tutumlar
• geleneksel uygulamalar

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