Jinadu M K, Olusi S O, Ajuwon B
Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 1997 Mar;1(1):56-64.
This study was conducted among Yoruba women and traditional healers with the aim of identifying and describing the practice, preparation, and administration of traditional contraceptives. The data were obtained in 1990 from a random sample of 1,400 women of childbearing age and 42 traditional healers in Nigeria's Oranmiyan area, using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Findings revealed that knowledge of the traditional contraceptives is nearly universal among the Yoruba population, and the traditional contraceptive prevalence rate is 7.1 percent. The use of traditional contraceptives was significantly more common among uneducated women and among women aged 20 to 29 years old. Findings also revealed the existence of four main varieties of traditional contraceptive devices, the methods of preparation of the traditional contraceptives, varieties of herbal and animal products used, methods of administration, and taboos against usage. The easy accessibility of traditional medical practitioners and the belief that traditional contraceptive devices are devoid of complications, especially among those experienced with modern contraceptive devices, were the main reasons women cited for patronizing the traditional practitioners. The paper concludes with policy implications for family planning programmers in Nigeria.
本研究在约鲁巴族女性和传统治疗师中开展，旨在识别并描述传统避孕方法的应用、制备及使用情况。1990年，研究人员采用问卷调查和深度访谈的方式，从尼日利亚奥拉米扬地区随机抽取了1400名育龄妇女和42名传统治疗师作为样本，获取相关数据。研究结果显示，约鲁巴族人群对传统避孕方法的知晓率几乎达到了100%，传统避孕方法的使用率为7.1%。未受过教育的女性以及年龄在20至29岁之间的女性使用传统避孕方法的情况更为普遍。研究结果还揭示了传统避孕器具的四种主要类型、传统避孕方法的制备方式、所使用的草药和动物制品种类、使用方法以及使用禁忌。传统治疗师容易找到，且人们认为传统避孕器具没有并发症，尤其是那些使用过现代避孕器具的人也这样认为，这是女性选择光顾传统治疗师的主要原因。本文最后阐述了对尼日利亚计划生育规划人员的政策启示。
