ArticleBMJ open2022
Prevalence of harmful traditional practices during pregnancy and associated factors in Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.
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- Food taboo practices and associated factors among pregnant women in Sub-Sahara Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Patient-physician communication on herbal medicine use during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cultural Malpractice During the Perinatal Period in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of herbal and traditional medicine in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20-year studies.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Food taboo practices and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
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- Exploring harmful traditional practices and its associated factors among puerperal mothers who delivered in public health facilities in southwestern Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Jaundice Among Neonates Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Public Specialized Hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia.Global pediatric health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the prevalence of harmful traditional practices during pregnancy and associated factors in Southwest Ethiopia.
designA community-based cross-sectional study.
settingSouthwest Ethiopia.
participants667 women who were pregnant at the time of the study or gave birth 2 years prior to the study have participated. OUTCOME OF THE STUDY: Harmful traditional practices during pregnancy (yes/no). Harmful traditional practices during pregnancy include abdominal massage, herbal intake or food taboos done on/by pregnant women without health professionals' instruction.
resultsThe prevalence of harmful traditional practices in the study area was 37%, 95% CI (33.4% to 40.8%). The most commonly practised activities were abdominal massage (72.9%), intake of herbs (63.9%) and food taboos (48.6%). Monthly income (AOR=3.13, 95% CI (1.83 to 5.37), p<0.001), having had no history of child death (AOR=2.74, 95% CI (1.75 to 4.29), p<0.001), women with no formal education (AOR=4.81, 95% CI (2.50 to 9.23), p<0.001), women who had antenatal care (ANC) visits during their last pregnancy (AOR=0.24, 95% CI (0.10 to 0.59), p=0.002) and being multipara (AOR=0.47, 95% CI (0.27 to 0.80), p=0.003) were significantly associated with harmful traditional practices during pregnancy.
conclusionOur study showed that more than one-third of women in Southwest Ethiopia practised harmful traditional practices while they were pregnant. The practices were more common among primiparas, women who had lower educational and financial status, women with no ANC visits, and women with no history of child death. Health education should be given to the community about the complications of harmful traditional practices during pregnancy.
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