Iğdır Melekli Kasabası' nda Yaşayan Evli Kadınların Gebe Kalmaya Yönelik Bildikleri Geleneksel Yöntemler
Özet
This study has been conducted with the
purpose of determining traditional methods known by women living in Melekli Town of
Iğdır. The population of study was women who lives in Melekli Town. Statistical sample was
composed of 214 individual attendees. Data were collected using a face to face interwiev
method through questionnaire form. Evaluation of the data ; frequency and percentages were
used for categorical data, mean ± standard deviation (X ± SD) were used for quantitative
data. Fisher, pearson, likelihood chi-square tests were used for categorical comparisons.
Eighty five percent of women had known about traditional methods to conceive for women
and 26.1% of them had known traditional methods to conceive for men. nine point three
percent of women used traditional methods to conceive. The types of traditional methods for
women which is known by women to become pregnant were sitting over steam (75.2%),
directly applied mixture into vagina (46.1%) applied mixture putting on the pad (16.4%),
applied drinking mixture of variety plant (25.2%), heat application to the pelvic region
(27.4%), cover pelvic region with variety of materials (9.3%). The women expressed that they
used sitting over steam (7.5%), directly applied mixture into vagina (4.2% )applied mixture
putting on the pad (1.4%), applied drinking mixture of variety plant (4.2%) to conceive. The
age of the women, occupation, marriage year, education, social security, economic condition,
time of conception, status of having child, do not affect knowing traditional methods
((p>0,05). The time of pregnancy experienced by women, has a positive effect on the status of
using the traditional method (p <0.05). According to the results obtained from the study the
recommendations have beeen developed about traditional methods known and used to conceive by women.
