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

Year 2019, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 55 - 65, 28.01.2019

Duygu Murat Öztürk Mesude Uluşen Gülbahar Yılmaz Hülya Aydı

https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.449980

Abstract

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. 

Keywords

Doğum, Lohusalık, Anne Sağlığı

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

Abstract

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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