发展中国家哺乳期母亲的出生缺陷知识
Knowledge of birth defects among nursing mothers in a developing country.
作者信息
Lawal Taiwo Akeem, Yusuf Oyindamola Bidemi, Fatiregun Akinola Ayoola
机构信息
University of Ibadan, Department of Surgery; University College Hospital, Department of Surgery.
University of Ibadan, Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics.
出版信息
Afr Health Sci. 2015 Mar;15(1):180-7. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v15i1.24.
BACKGROUND
In the absence of established guidelines, where formal screening is unavailable for birth defects, a lot of responsibility is placed on parents in the recognition of these defects.
OBJECTIVES
The aim of the study was to determine the awareness of mothers about birth effects in a developing country and assess what they know about the prevention, detection and treatment of children with birth defects.
METHODS
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 714 mothers consecutively selected at two major hospitals in Nigeria between May and December, 2012. Data were collected with interviewer administered questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS and statistical significance set at p <0.05.
RESULTS
The participants were aged 17 to 42 years. Only 183 (25.6%) were aware of birth defects. Factors associated with awareness of birth defects were older age, religious belief, better education, higher socioeconomic class, early age at booking and registering at a tertiary care facility. Education, socioeconomic class as well as month and location of booking were found to be independent predictors of awareness of birth defects.
CONCLUSION
Mothers in Ibadan, Nigeria, a country without a formal newborn screening programme, have a poor level of awareness about birth defects.
背景
在缺乏既定指南且无法进行正式出生缺陷筛查的情况下，父母在识别这些缺陷方面承担着很大的责任。
目的
本研究的目的是确定发展中国家母亲对出生缺陷的认知情况，并评估她们对出生缺陷儿童的预防、检测和治疗的了解程度。
方法
这是一项描述性横断面研究，于2012年5月至12月在尼日利亚的两家主要医院连续选取了714名母亲。通过访谈者管理的问卷收集数据。使用SPSS进行描述性和推断性统计，设定统计学显著性为p<0.05。
结果
参与者年龄在17至42岁之间。只有183人（25.6%）知晓出生缺陷。与出生缺陷认知相关的因素包括年龄较大、宗教信仰、教育程度较高、社会经济阶层较高、在三级医疗机构预约和登记的年龄较早。教育程度、社会经济阶层以及预约的月份和地点被发现是出生缺陷认知的独立预测因素。
结论
在尼日利亚伊巴丹，这个没有正式新生儿筛查项目的国家，母亲对出生缺陷的认知水平较低。
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