%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Traditional Practices Regarding the Care Of Pregnant, Postpartum Women and the Newborn
%A Duygu Murat £¿zt¨¹rk
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%D 2019
%X 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 Ye£¿ilyenice 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 Ye£¿ilyenice 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 ¡À 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, ¡°h£¿ll¨¹k¡± (putting soil under the baby's hip) and ¡°k£¿rklama¡± (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
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%K Lohusal£¿k
%K Anne Sa£¿l£¿£¿£¿
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/mutftd/issue/41269/449980