Akpabio Idongesit I, Edet Olaide B, Etifit Rita E, Robinson-Bassey Grace C
a Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences , University of Calabar , Calabar , Nigeria.
Health Care Women Int. 2014 Jan;35(1):100-9. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2013.815751. Epub 2013 Aug 27.
The proportion of women who patronized traditional birth attendants (TBAs) or modern health care practitioners (MHCPs) was compared, including reasons for their choices. A comparative design was adopted to study 300 respondents selected through a multistage systematic random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a validated 21-item structured questionnaire. We observed that 75 (25%) patronized and 80 (27%) preferred TBAs, and 206 (69%) patronized and 220 (75%) preferred MHCPs, while 19 (6%) patronized both. The view that TBAs prayed before conducting deliveries was supported by a majority 75 (94%) of the respondents who preferred them. Factors associated with preference for TBAs should be addressed.
比较了光顾传统助产士（TBAs）或现代医疗从业者（MHCPs）的女性比例，以及她们做出选择的原因。采用比较设计，通过多阶段系统随机抽样技术选取300名受访者进行研究。数据收集工具是一份经过验证的包含21个条目的结构化问卷。我们观察到，75人（25%）光顾且80人（27%）更倾向于传统助产士，206人（69%）光顾且220人（75%）更倾向于现代医疗从业者，而19人（6%）同时光顾两者。大多数75名（94%）更倾向于传统助产士的受访者支持传统助产士在接生之前祈祷的观点。与更倾向于传统助产士相关的因素应予以关注。
