Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/37278
Title: Traditional methods in infant care by parents to 0-24 months old babies
Other Titles: 0-24 aylık bebeği olan ebeveynlerin bebek bakımında uyguladıkları geleneksel yöntemler
Authors: Ergin, Ahmet
Acar, G.A.
Baltacı, Kerim
Keywords: Child care
Infant care
Parents
Traditional medicine
adult
article
child
controlled study
data analysis software
father
female
grandparent
human
infant
infant care
interview
learning
major clinical study
male
maternal age
medical school
outpatient department
perineal care
preschool child
questionnaire
risk factor
sample size
traditional medicine
Publisher: Galenos
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: To determine the distribution of the traditional methods used in infant care by parents with 0-24 months old infants and to investigate their relationship with sociodemographic factors. MATERIALS and METHODS: A descriptive study was conducted between September and October 2018 in a pediatric outpatient clinic of Denizli Pamukkale University Medical Faculty Hospital. The sample size was calculated as 384. Data were collected by applying a questionnaire consisting of 56 questions to the volunteer participants using a face-to-face interview technique Data were analyzed with SPSS 15 program. RESULTS: The study had 351 participants (91.4%). The mean age of the mothers was 29.4 ± 5.6; the mean age of the fathers was 32.7 ± 5.9 years. Of the parents, 97.2% who have children between 0-24 months stated that they used at least one traditional method in baby care. The three most commonly used methods were salting (65.0%), protection from evil eye (49.9%) and perineal care (46.2%), respectively. Lower maternal age (P=0,002), living with grandparents (p=0,008), learning about infant care from non-book sources (p=0,016) are independent risk factors in applying traditional methods of infant care (p<0,05). CONCLUSIONS: Conventional methods are used by the majority of parents in infant care. © 2020, Galenos. All rights reserved.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/37278
https://doi.org/10.32941/pediatri.841427
ISSN: 1304-9054
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