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A cross-sectional study of traditional practices affecting maternal and newborn health in rural Nigeria

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Oluwayemisi, Jimoh Adenike, Enema, Adaji Sunday, Hamdalla, Adelaiye, Aira, Olorukooba Abiola, Umma, Bawa, Habiba, Ibrahim Ismail, Comfort, Garba, Lukong, Mfuh Anita, Suleiman, Idris, Sunday, Shittu Oladapo·2018·Pan African Medical Journal
DOI 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.64.15880PMC PMC6457866
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INTRODUCTION: Certain traditional practices which have negative effects on maternal and child health continue to be practiced in sub-Saharan African countries. A survey was carried out in a rural village in Nigeria to understand the scale and range of these practices. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study in which trained interviewers administered pre-tested questionnaires on child-bearing women using questionnaires embedded on android devices. RESULTS: The median age of marriage and pregnancy were 15 and 16 years respectively. Home births were high (90.4%) while non-skilled birth attendant was 87.4%. The community had a son preference index ratio of 1:4.1. Up to 81.5% of mothers responded that one form of unhygienic traditional procedure or the other was performed on their children. Time to initiation of breast feeding was in hours in the majority (76.3%) of mothers, with a high rate of use of prelacteal feeds (85.2%). Being an adolescent mother (AOR 0.403, 95%CI 0.203, 0,797) and utilizing a skilled provider at birth (AOR 0.245, 95%CI 0.088, 0.683) were associated with less likelihood of having an unhygienic procedure performed on children. CONCLUSION: The findings of our study suggest that traditional practices which could have negative effects on maternal and child health are still ongoing in the study community. Child protection laws and safeguarding principles could help to reduce these practices and would need to be developed and implemented in these settings where these practices are still prevalent.

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Authors
Oluwayemisi, J. A., Enema, A. S., Hamdalla, A., Aira, O. A., Umma, B., Habiba, I. I., Comfort, G., Lukong, M. A., Suleiman, I., & Sunday, S. O.
Affiliations
Ahmadu Bello University (NG)
Corresponding author
Oluwayemisi, Jimoh Adenike
Venue
Pan African Medical Journal
Publisher
Pan African Medical Journal
Published
2018
Volume
31
Pages
64-64
ISSN
1937-8688 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.11604/pamj.2018.31.64.15880
PMC
PMC6457866
OpenAlex
W2894459286
Cited by
20
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45
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 5
FWCI
1.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
Keywords
traditional practices, maternal health, newborn health, child health, early marriage, adolescent pregnancy, home birth, unskilled birth attendants, son preference, prelacteal feeding, delayed breastfeeding initiation, skilled birth attendance, child protection law, rural Nigeria
MeSH terms
Maternal Health, Maternal-Child Health Services, Infant Health, Adolescent, Adult, Breast Feeding, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Home Childbirth, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Midwifery, Mothers, Nigeria, Pregnancy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Rural Population, Rural Health Services, Delivery, Obstetric, Young Adult

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