TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Traditional Practices Regarding the Care Of Pregnant, Postpartum Women and the Newborn
TT  - Gebe, Lohusa ve Yenidoğanın Bakımına Yönelik Yapılan Geleneksel Uygulamalara Dair Bilgi ve Tutumların Değerlendirilmesi
AU  - Murat Öztürk, Duygu
AU  - Uluşen, Mesude
AU  - Yılmaz, Gülbahar
AU  - Aydı, Hülya
PY  - 2019
DA  - January
DO  - 10.31020/mutftd.449980
JF  - Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi
PB  - Mersin Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-8004
SP  - 55
EP  - 65
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - Aim: The aim of this study is to determine thetraditional practices of women for pregnancy, birth, puerperium and neonatalcare.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in AmasyaYeşilyenice Town. The sample of the study consisted of 134 females who had atleast one child, who lived in this region between 1 December and 15 January2014 and who agreed to work. The written permission to conduct the study hasgotten from Yeşilyenice Municipality and verbally permission from the peoplewho join to the study. The participants were asked about their knowledge andpractice with a form prepared based on literature and consisting of 107 itemscontaining traditional practices.The data obtained in this study were analysedwith 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 andis between 19-80 years. All of the women stated that they have knowledge abouttraditional practices. When they are asked to say them that come to theirminds, they have indicated the application of salting the baby, swaddling thebaby, “höllük” (putting soil under the baby's hip) and “kırklama” (a specialceremony to bath when the baby is 40 days).Conclusion: This study shows that although it changes overtime, traditional practices still continue. Nowadays evidence-based practiceshave got a growing importance gradually. In that case useful traditionalpractices should be developed and related trainings should be given moreimportance.
KW  - Childbirth
KW  - Postpartum
KW  - Maternal Health
KW  - Traditional Practices
N2  - Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, kadınların gebelik, doğum, lohusa ve yenidoğanbakımına yönelikbildikleri ve yaptıkları geleneksel uygulamaları belirlemektir. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu araştırma AmasyaYeşilyenice Kasabasında yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi, 1 Aralık -15 Ocak2014 tarihleri arasında bu bölgede oturan, en az bir doğum yapmış ve çalışmayıkabul eden 134 kadından oluşmuştur.Yeşilyenice Belediyesinden yazılı olarak, katılımcılardan sözel olarakizin alınmıştır.Literatüre dayalı hazırlanmış, geleneksel uygulamaları içeren107 maddeden oluşan formla bu uygulamaları bilme ve uygulama durumlarısorulmuştur. Bu çalışmada elde edilen veriler SPSS 20 paketprogramı ile analiz edilmiştir. Frekans ve yüzde ile Ki kare, Kruskal Wallis-Htestleri kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Kadınların yaş ortalaması48,87±15,92’dir ve 19-80 yaşları arasındadır. Kadınların tamamı gelenekseluygulamalar hakkında bilgiye sahip olduklarını belirtmişlerdir. Akıllarınagelen geleneksel uygulamaları saymaları istendiğinde, bebeği tuzlama, bebeğikundaklama, höllük ve kırklama uygulamalarını belirtmişlerdir. Sonuç ve Öneriler:Bu çalışma, geleneksel uygulamaların, zaman içindedeğişiklikler gösterse de hala devam ettiğini göstermektedir. Kanıta dayalıuygulamaların giderek öneminin arttığı günümüzde yararlı olan “gelenekseluygulamalar” geliştirilmeli ve konuyla ilgili eğitimlere daha çok önemverilmelidir.
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