Prevalence of cultural malpractice during the perinatal period and its determinants among reproductive age women in southwest Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cultural malpractices are accepted cultural norms and socially shared practices that have a negative impact on health. Cultural malpractices vary in type and number in different communities. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of cultural malpractice during the perinatal period and identify its predictors among reproductive-age women in rural communities of southwestern Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 5 to 31, 2019 in Semen Bench district, southwestern Ethiopia; among reproductive-age women who had experienced at least one prior delivery. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select 422 women for the interview. After collection, the data were entered into EpiData and exported to STATA-14 fo

SUBMITTER: Tesfaye Diro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10064011 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature