Perception and Socio-cultural Barriers to the Acceptance of Caesarean Delivery in A Tertiary Hospital in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria

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Osaheni Lawani Lucky; Nwabueze Igboke Francis; Ikechi Ukaegbe Chukwuemeka; Bonaventure Anozie Okechukwu; Anthony Iyoke Chukwuemeka; Agwu Onu Fidelis; Anthony Agbata Tagbo; Asiegbu Obiora

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Journal: International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences Year:2019 | Volume:7 | Issue:2 Page(s): 163-168

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Perception and Socio-cultural Barriers to the Acceptance of Caesarean Delivery in A Tertiary Hospital in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria

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Perception

Acceptance

Barriers

Caesarean section

Abakaliki

Nigeria

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Objectives: Globally, Caesarean section (CS) has immensely contributed to improved obstetric outcome in circumstances where vaginal delivery is not feasible. However, in some low-income countries, there is aversion to the procedure. The aim of this study was to determine the level of awareness and socio-cultural Barriers to the Acceptance of CS. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 344 parturients at Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, from October 1 to November 30, 2016. Data were collated using a self-administered questionnaire and was analyzed using SPSS version 20. 0 and conclusions were drawn by means of descriptive statistics. Results: All the respondents were aware of CS as an operative abdominal procedure for delivery; of these, over one-tenth (14. 0%; 48/344) had experienced the procedure previously. Over four-fifths (82. 3%; 283/344) of those who have had a previous CS were well-informed about the indications. About one-fifth (20. 3%; 70/344) did not accept CS for any reasons. The major Barriers to Acceptance were being considered by peers as a reproductive failure (29. 2%; 7/24), high cost (20. 8%; 5/24) and religious beliefs (12. 5%; 3/24). Conclusions: Majority of antenatal attendees had a significant awareness of CS and the indications. Moreover, a vast majority had morbid aversion towards it; due to numerous, non-evidence based socio-cultural reasons. Therefore, adequate health education, female empowerment, access to free or affordable antenatal care service, elimination of harmful, religious/cultural beliefs and myth regarding caesarean delivery are necessary to curb this ugly trend if we hope to achieve the sustainable development goals related to maternal health.

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Osaheni Lawani, Lucky, Nwabueze Igboke, Francis, Ikechi Ukaegbe, Chukwuemeka, Bonaventure Anozie, Okechukwu, Anthony Iyoke, Chukwuemeka, Agwu Onu, Fidelis, Anthony Agbata, Tagbo, & Asiegbu, Obiora. (2019). Perception and Socio-cultural Barriers to the Acceptance of Caesarean Delivery in A Tertiary Hospital in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMEN’S HEALTH AND REPRODUCTION SCIENCES, 7(2), 163-168. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/760850/en

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Osaheni Lawani Lucky, Nwabueze Igboke Francis, Ikechi Ukaegbe Chukwuemeka, Bonaventure Anozie Okechukwu, Anthony Iyoke Chukwuemeka, Agwu Onu Fidelis, Anthony Agbata Tagbo, Asiegbu Obiora. Perception and Socio-cultural Barriers to the Acceptance of Caesarean Delivery in A Tertiary Hospital in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMEN’S HEALTH AND REPRODUCTION SCIENCES[Internet]. 2019;7(2):163-168. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/760850/en

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Lucky Osaheni Lawani, Francis Nwabueze Igboke, Chukwuemeka Ikechi Ukaegbe, Okechukwu Bonaventure Anozie, Chukwuemeka Anthony Iyoke, Fidelis Agwu Onu, Tagbo Anthony Agbata, and Obiora Asiegbu, “Perception and Socio-cultural Barriers to the Acceptance of Caesarean Delivery in A Tertiary Hospital in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMEN’S HEALTH AND REPRODUCTION SCIENCES, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 163–168, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/760850/en

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