Sindiga I
Department of Tourism, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.
East Afr Med J. 1995 Jul;72(7):459-64.
This study of 80 traditional birth attendants from Homa Bay District sought their knowledge, functions, and participation in maternal-child health care and family planning. The TBAs were all women with a median age of 50 years. They formed a significant feature of the Luo medical landscape offering a wide range of antenatal, perinatal and postnatal services. The TBAs could become part of the official health care providers offering services, making early diagnoses of difficult pregnancy cases and providing appropriate referrals to health facilities. However, their vocation requires to be enhanced and certain practices such as the use of herbal medicines rationalized through training and research.
这项针对霍马湾地区80名传统助产士的研究，探寻了她们在母婴保健和计划生育方面的知识、职能及参与情况。这些传统助产士均为女性，年龄中位数为50岁。她们是卢奥族医疗体系的一个显著特色，提供广泛的产前、围产期和产后服务。这些传统助产士可以成为提供服务的官方医疗保健人员的一部分，对疑难妊娠病例进行早期诊断，并将患者适当地转诊至医疗机构。然而，她们的职业技能需要提升，一些做法，比如使用草药，需要通过培训和研究使其合理化。
