Deger Vasfiye Bayram, Butun Ahmet
Faculty of Health Sciences, Mardin Artuklu University, Kampus Yerleskesi, Artuklu/Mardin, 47000, Turkey.
BMC Public Health. 2025 May 2;25(1):1622. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22176-7.
Traditional care practices play a significant role in shaping care provided to newborns across different ethnic groups. Understanding traditional care practices is crucial for integrating culturally sensitive approaches into modern healthcare systems. This study aims to fill the gap in the literature regarding the different traditional care practices across ethnic groups. The aim of this study was to determine the traditional beliefs and practices of women from different ethnic groups living in Mardin regarding newborn care.
This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of women from four ethnic groups who volunteered to participate in the study with at least one child living in Mardin, Turkey. Snowball and convenience sampling methods were used to recruit participants. The study was completed with 188 Assyrian, 197 Turkish, 181 Arab, and 175 Kurdish women. In total, 741 women participated in this study. Data were collected between 18 December 2023 and 14 June 2024. The data were collected face-to-face using a questionnaire. The data were analysed using SPSS for Windows 22.0.
This study identified significant differences in traditional care practices across four ethnic groups (Assyrian, Turkish, Arab, and Kurdish). Traditional care practices regarding umbilical cord care, swaddling the baby, alleviating gas pain, preventing neonatal jaundice, care for canker sores, and alleviating diaper rash were identified. Assyrian participants were more likely to apply salt to the umbilical cord (14.9%), while Arab participants rarely used this practice (0.6%). Traditional practices for relieving gas pain included drinking herbal teas such as anise, fennel, linden, and cumin. Rubbing and rubbing breast milk on the abdomen, patting on the back, and massaging were other practices for alleviating gas pain. Arab participants were more likely to use anise tea to alleviate gas pain (75.1%), while Kurdish participants preferred fennel tea (22.3%). Practices regarding alleviating diaper rash included applying saturated fat, olive oil, and powder. Arab participants were more likely to apply olive oil for diaper rash (45.9%), while Assyrian participants commonly used dry earth ('Höllük'). These results highlight the cultural diversity in newborn care practices and underscore the importance of culturally sensitive healthcare interventions.
This study highlighted the significance of traditional care practices in newborn care across four ethnic groups. There are many differences between ethnic groups regarding traditional care practices during the postpartum period. Understanding such differences is crucial for developing culturally sensitive interventions that support maternal well-being and enhance health outcomes for both mothers and infants.
传统护理做法在为不同种族的新生儿提供护理方面发挥着重要作用。了解传统护理做法对于将文化敏感方法融入现代医疗保健系统至关重要。本研究旨在填补文献中关于不同种族间传统护理做法差异的空白。本研究的目的是确定生活在马尔丁的不同种族女性在新生儿护理方面的传统观念和做法。
本研究为描述性横断面研究。样本包括来自四个种族的女性，她们自愿参与研究，且在土耳其马尔丁至少有一个孩子。采用滚雪球抽样法和便利抽样法招募参与者。该研究共纳入了188名亚述女性、197名土耳其女性、181名阿拉伯女性和175名库尔德女性。总共有741名女性参与了本研究。数据收集时间为2023年12月18日至2024年6月14日。通过面对面问卷调查收集数据。使用SPSS for Windows 22.0对数据进行分析。
本研究发现四个种族（亚述、土耳其、阿拉伯和库尔德）在传统护理做法上存在显著差异。确定了关于脐带护理、包裹婴儿、缓解胀气疼痛、预防新生儿黄疸、护理口腔溃疡和缓解尿布疹的传统护理做法。亚述参与者更倾向于在脐带上涂抹盐（14.9%），而阿拉伯参与者很少采用这种做法（0.6%）。缓解胀气疼痛的传统做法包括饮用茴芹、茴香、椴树和孜然等草药茶。在腹部揉搓母乳、轻拍背部和按摩也是缓解胀气疼痛的其他做法。阿拉伯参与者更倾向于使用茴芹茶缓解胀气疼痛（75.1%），而库尔德参与者则更喜欢茴香茶（22.3%）。缓解尿布疹的做法包括涂抹饱和脂肪、橄榄油和粉末。阿拉伯参与者更倾向于使用橄榄油治疗尿布疹（45.9%），而亚述参与者通常使用干土（“Höllük”）。这些结果凸显了新生儿护理做法中的文化多样性，并强调了文化敏感型医疗干预措施的重要性。
本研究强调了传统护理做法在四个种族新生儿护理中的重要性。不同种族在产后传统护理做法上存在诸多差异。了解这些差异对于制定支持产妇福祉并改善母婴健康结局的文化敏感型干预措施至关重要。
