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Volume 18, Issue 8

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Pattern and Frequency of Hospital Acquired Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Saudi Arabia
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Mohamad M. Almasadi, Saleh M. Al-Qahtani, Ibrahim Alhelali, Njood Alwadei, Asmahan Aasiri, Maryam Alnabhan, Fatmah Alassiri, Kholoud Alomar
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93839

Emergency Physician Practice of laboratory tests requesting at King Faisal Hospital Taif, KSA, 2020
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Abdulsalam Alshehri , Maryam A. Alzaylaee, Afnan S. ALgethami, Amjad W. Alotaibi, Hessa A. Alshahrani, Shumukh K, Aburukbah
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93840

The most desired values of high and low density lipoproteins and triglycerides in the plasma
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Mustafa Yaprak, Necmetin Tasci, Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93842

Quality of life of older patients attending a general hospital in Baghdad/Iraq
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Maha Sulaiman Younis
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93841

Physical activity profile among Saudi adults in Abha City, Saudi Arabia
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Yousef Hussain Al Zahib, Hammam Baarimah
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93843

Coronavirus Environment vs Socio-Economic and Demographic Problems Followed: A Sociological Appraisal
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Mohammad Taghi Sheykhi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93844

Flexible intramedullary nails for treatment of femoral shaft fracture in children, Aden, Yemen
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Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93845

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and its Renal benefits in type 2 diabetes. A Systematic Review
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Saad Ur Rehman, Faiqa Rahman
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93846

Parkinson's Disease: An update on Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management. Part 4 : Differential Diagnosis and Patient Assessment
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Abdulrazak Abyad
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93847

Bloodstream infection with Kocuria rhizophila: A case report and review of literature
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Njood M. Alwadei, Ibrahim Alhelali, Moustafa S Mohame
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93848

Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of women about the long and short-term effects of a caesarean section for mothers and children in Taif, KSA, 2020
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Ashwaq K. Al-Harthi, Shumukh K. Aburukbah , Afnan S. Algethami , Faten A. Kaabi ,
Abdullah M. Altalhi, Maryam A. Alzaylaee
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93849


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August 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 8

Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of women about the long and short-term effects of a caesarean section for mothers and children in Taif, KSA, 2020

Ashwaq K. Al-Harthi (1)
Shumukh K. Aburukbah (2)
Afnan S. Algethami (2)
Faten A. Kaabi (2)
Abdullah M. Altalhi (2)
Maryam A. Alzaylaee (2)

(1) Department of OB\GYNE, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif city, KSA
(2) Medical student, Taif university, Taif city, KSA

Corresponding author:
Dr. Shumukh K. Aburukbah
Medical College, Taif University, KSA
tel: 0551235927
Email: shumukh12398@gmail.com

Received: June 2020; Accepted: July 2020; Published: August 1, 2020. Citation: Ashwaq K. Al-Harthi et al. Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of women about the long and short-term effects of a caesarean section for mothers and children in Taif, KSA, 2020. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(8): 78-85 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93849

Abstract


Background: Cesarean section (CS) delivery reduces the risk of complications associated with vaginal delivery, but it is associated with short term and long-term complications.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of CS, and to assess the extent of Saudi women’s awareness and attitude towards the long-term and short-term complications of caesarean sections.

Methods: A cross sectional study using an electronic questionnaire was distributed to 384 women in the reproductive age at Taif City with an age ranging from 18 to 56 years. The questionnaire included items about participants’ demographic data, previous delivery, presence of chronic diseases or complications after CS, and items related to the knowledge and attitude towards CS.

Results: Of the participants, 68.8% prefer normal delivery, 77.6% saw that cesarean section is more harmful than normal delivery, and 39.8% saw that cesarean section is safer for the mother and the baby. For the participants who had previous CS (38% of the sample), and 16.9% had CS for health causes and complications for the fetus. About 18%of them said that constant pain was the common complication of CS, 47.9% saw that uterine adhesion is the most common complication of a CS in the long-term, while 44.1% saw that delay and lack of breastfeeding is the most common complications of the CS on the child.

Conclusions: This study calls for health education of all women about advantages and disadvantages of CS to enable mothers to take the proper decision.

Key words: Knowledge, attitudes, caesarean, mothers, children, Taif

 







 


 
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