H E Onah1. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. hyacinon@infoweb.abs.net
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between formal education, personal beliefs and the acceptance of cesarean section among pregnant Nigerians. METHODS: A questionnaire survey was made of antenatal mothers seen over a 5-month period at a tertiary hospital in Enugu, Nigeria. RESULTS: A total of 1148 subjects were interviewed. Although as a single variable, formal education was significantly related to a more favorable attitude to cesarean section among the respondents, it ceased to be related when their beliefs about the operation were corrected for. CONCLUSIONS: Pregnant Nigerians' beliefs about cesarean section are more important than formal education in determining whether or not they accept it, hence the need to correct such false beliefs during antenatal classes.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between formal education, personal beliefs and the acceptance of cesarean section among pregnant Nigerians. METHODS: A questionnaire survey was made of antenatal mothers seen over a 5-month period at a tertiary hospital in Enugu, Nigeria. RESULTS: A total of 1148 subjects were interviewed. Although as a single variable, formal education was significantly related to a more favorable attitude to cesarean section among the respondents, it ceased to be related when their beliefs about the operation were corrected for. CONCLUSIONS: Pregnant Nigerians' beliefs about cesarean section are more important than formal education in determining whether or not they accept it, hence the need to correct such false beliefs during antenatal classes.
Authors: Richard Kalisa; Stephen Rulisa; Jos van Roosmalen; Thomas van den Akker Journal: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Date: 2017-08-25 Impact factor: 3.007