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The Perception And Attitude Of Pregnant Women Towards Cesarean Section
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1.4SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
This
study is significant because it will help the women understand the need
for C/S especially when a vaginal delivery seem threatening to their
health and that of their fetus.
It will also help in debunking
their various belief and taboo about the procedure which has been one of
the reasons why they have been levistant to approve of it so that the
rate of maternal and fetal mortality will be reduced to the bearest
minimum.
1.5RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What is the perception of Oredo local government women about C/S
What is the attitude of Oredo local government women towards C/S
What are the factors that influence the perception and attitude of Oredo local government women towards C/S.HYPOTHESIS
There
is no significant relationship between cultural beliefs and practice as
a factor that influences the perception of Oredo local government women
of Cesarean section.
There is no significant relationship
between the fear of death and complications of surgery is a factor that
influences the attitude of Oredo local government women towards C/S.
1.6SCOPE OF STUDY
This
study is done to assess the perception and attitude of Oredo local
government women towards C/S and it is carried out amongst the antenatal
clinic pregnant women at central hospital (Oredo local government)
between 25th of September and 20th of November, 2014. Women within the
marriage and childbearing age (18 – 45 years) were selected as accepted
legally under the Nigerian constitution.
1.7OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
Anaesthesia: The state in which one is unable to feel anything especially pain by injecting drug into the body.
Attitude: The way one behave towards somebody or something that shows how you think or feel.
Cesarean
Section: It is an operative technique by which a fetus is delivered
through an abdominal and uterine incision and the indications can either
be maternal or fetal.
Dystocia: It implies any form of abnormalities in pregnancy or any deviation from normal during pregnancy
Knowledge: To have information about something because you have experience or because you have learned it or be told.
Macrosomia: Large babies weighing more than 40kg at birth especially in diabetic mothers.
Mortality: The number of death in a particular situation or period of time.
Perception: To notice something in a particular way or hold a view about something.
Placenta
previa: This is a condition in which the placenta of a fetus lies where
the presenting part of the fetus is supposed to come out (the cervical
OS).
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