ArticleJournal of the West African College of Surgeons
PERCEPTION OF EPIDURAL ANALGESIA FOR LABOUR AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN A NIGERIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL SETTING.
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- Allophone immigrant women's knowledge and perceptions of epidural analgesia for labour pain: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Intrapartum Analgesia-Have Women's Preferences Changed over the Last Decade?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Satisfaction as a Mediator and Its Interaction With Adherence to Labor Analgesia Protocols: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Chinese Medical Personnel.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- [Epidural analgesia in 20 parturients at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center in Lomé (Togo)].The Pan African medical journal · 2017Article
- Perceptions and practice of epidural analgesia among women attending antenatal clinic in FETHA.International journal of women's health · 2017Article
- Correlation of different parity and school education with acceptance of labor analgesia among antenatal women: A questionnaire-based study.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
- Knowledge Perception and Utilisation of Labour Analgesia Among Antenatal Clinic Attendees in a Tertiary Centre in Makurdi, North-Central Nigeria.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEpidural anaesthesia is the preferred technique and gold standard for labour analgesia. However this technique is poorly utilized in our setting .This study is therefore aimed to assess the perception of this technique for labour analgesia among pregnant women in a Nigerian tertiary hospital setting in order to suggest ways of improving the utilization of same. AIM &
objectivesTo assess the knowledge and percerption of women regarding epidural analgesia for labour in the antenatal clinics.
settingUniversity of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Southsouth Nigeria.
methodsA total of 420 women attending the antenatal clinics of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital in South-south Nigeria were interviewed using semi-structured researcher-administered questionnaires. Respondents' socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge of epidural analgesia and its acceptance were obtained, documented and analyzed.
resultsFour hundred and five (94.6%) out of 420 gave complete responses to the questions asked. A majority of the respondents 322(79.5%) were not aware of epidural analgesia. Of the 83(20.9%) who were aware, 22.9% knew it was used to relieve labour pain and 20(24.1%) had first knowledge about epidural analgesia from health workers. A majority of the respondents 310(76.5%) would accept epidural analgesia if offered to them. The level of education and previous labour experiences were statistically significantly associated with awareness and acceptance of epidural analgesia respectively (p = 0.000).
conclusionThis study has shown that there is poor awareness and acceptance of epidural analgesia in labour in this environment which would be greatly improved by public enlightenment and counselling during ante-natal visits.
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