Male Infertility and Psychological Repercussions: Α Neglected Problem in Northern Upper Egypt

Gamel, Wafaa Mostafa Ahmed; Hassan, Hanan Elzeblawy; El-ezazy, Alyaa Abdallah

doi:10.20849/ijsn.v4i4.654

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“…However, the role of mass media in different health issues especially reproductive health matters should always be highlighted stressed and activated (Mohamed et al, 2020;Gamel et al, 2019).…”

Section: Concerning Women's Knowledge About Causes and Signs And Symptomentioning

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Breast Feeding Knowledge and Practices among Primiparous Women with Caesarean Section: Impact on Breast Engorgement in Upper Egypt

Hassan¹,

Elkholy²,

Ateya³

et al. 2020

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Background: The benefits of breast milk are greatly enhanced if breastfeeding starts within one hour after birth. Hunan milk contains a host of dynamic and unique feeding properties. Breast engorgement is one of the most common minor discomforts confronting nursing women after delivery, especially Primiparous. The aim of the study was to investigate the breastfeeding knowledge and practices among primiparous women with a cesarean section and its impact on breast engorgement in Upper Egypt. The study was conducted in the postnatal unit of Beni-Suef University Hospital. The study design was a descriptive study. The type of sample was a simple random sample. The study comprised 90 Primiparous cesarean section mothers; suffer from breast engorgement. Tools of Data Collection were interview questionnaire sheet, knowledge assessment sheet, observational checklist, and engorgement assessment scale. The study revealed that the studied women's knowledge and technique of breastfeeding were not adequate among the whole study sample. Breast engorgement was more prevalent among the younger, less educated, housewives, low social class's women and those who were rural dwellers. Recommendation: Providing the mother with guidance and support on positioning and latching and modification of hospital practices are effective in reducing breast problems.

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Breast Feeding Knowledge and Practices among Primiparous Women with Caesarean Section: Impact on Breast Engorgement in Upper Egypt

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Elkholy²,

Ateya³

et al. 2020

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“…Anxiety: аnxiety describes а stаte of the mind and experience of unpleаsant effect which develops depending on environmentаl stimulants that are perceived by the individuаls as being dangerous or threаtening when confronted with specific situаtions, demands or а particular object or event [21][22][23][24] .…”

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Impact of Tailored Educational Program on Primigravida Anxiety and Knowledge Regarding Minor Discomforts in Upper Egypt

Hassan¹,

Ahmed²,

Mahmoud³

2020

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Background: Although minor discomforts are not life-threatening, nevertheless their presence detracts from the mother feeling of comfort and well-being as well as their negligence may lead to serious problems. In many instances, they can be managed by self-care measures or healthful practices ones can do. Aim: evaluate the impact of а tailored educational program on primigravida anxiety and knowledge regarding minor discomforts. Subjects and Methods: Α quasi-experimental design was used with а purposive sample of 50 primigravida pregnant women, suffering from minor disorders of pregnancy attending to the outpatient antenatal care units affiliated to Ɓeni-Suef Public Hospital in Beni-Suef city, Egypt. Α structured-knowledge-questionnaire, Zung’ѕ-self-rating-anxiety-scale, and pre/post/retained-knowledge-assessment-sheet were used for data collection. Result: The majority of the participant women had poor knowledge with а marked increased severity level of self-rating-anxiety-scale regarding to minor discomfort of pregnancy. There were statistically significant relations between primigravida level of knowledge and their self-rating-anxiety-scale after the educational session and at follow up time compared to there before it (р-value <0.05). Conclusion: Designing and implementing an educational program about the studied subject indicated а significant effect in a remarkable rising of the primigravida level of knowledge with minimizing their level of anxiety. Recommendations: Based on the findings of this study, provision of the educational guidelines of the minor disorders to the antenatal clinics to be distributed to all the women attending to the clinic is of great value which is prepared in simple Arabic language.

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“…These changes produce some minor discomforts like morning sickness, heartburn, constipation, backache, and leg to the growing uterus and postural changes as the body accommodates to pregnancy. These minor discomforts can be troublesome, but most of them are self-limiting and disappear during pregnancy or after the birth of the baby (Gamel et al, 2019).…”

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Traditional Practices among Rural Women to Relieve Their Common Pregnancy Minor Discomforts: A Descriptive Study

Hassan¹,

Sobhy²,

Rakha³

et al. 2019

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Background: Pregnancy is a normal process that results in ? series of both physiological and psychological changes in women that require adjustment and adaptation on the part of the mother. The observable result of physiological changes is minor discomforts. The most common discomforts are morning sickness, heartburn, constipation, backache, and leg cramps. Although minor discomforts are non-serious, their presences detract from the mother feeling of comfort and well-being in many instances they can be avoid by preventive measures or healthful practices once they do occur. Aim: This study was done to assess the practices adopted by rural pregnant women to relive their common minor discomforts. Subject & Methods: The study was conducted at six maternal and child health centers in El-Mahalla Elkobra. A sample of 300 pregnant women was selected. Data were collected by an interview questionnaire. Results: the mean age of mothers was 27.44±5.36, 61.0% of them had 3 pregnancies or more, 76.7% used antenatal care services during their previous pregnancies, and 74.4% of the study subjects had irregular follow-up visits. The majority of them used harmful measures to overcome their minor discomfort than useful ones. Women’s mothers were the main sources of women’s information about practices to overcome common minor discomforts. Significant statistical relationships were observed between traditional practices to overcome common minor discomforts and some times of women’s characteristics as educational level, occupational status, age at marriage, family income and utilization of antenatal care services by the studied subjects. Conclusion: Most of the rural dwellers used traditional measures to relieve associated pregnancy minor discomforts. Traditional practices among pregnant women to relieve common minor discomfort during pregnancy in the rural area tended to be more harmful than useful ones. Usage of traditional practiced affected by women’s education, occupation, age at marriage, family income, and regular utilization of ANC services. Recommendations: Continuous education and training programs about pregnancy and its accompanied minor discomforts should be conducted for physicians, nurses, midwives, and TBAs to manage minor discomforts. Measures to combat women’s delay in initiation antenatal care services should be taken.

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Male Infertility and Psychological Repercussions: Α Neglected Problem in Northern Upper Egypt

Cited by 10 publications

References 45 publications

Breast Feeding Knowledge and Practices among Primiparous Women with Caesarean Section: Impact on Breast Engorgement in Upper Egypt

Breast Feeding Knowledge and Practices among Primiparous Women with Caesarean Section: Impact on Breast Engorgement in Upper Egypt

Impact of Tailored Educational Program on Primigravida Anxiety and Knowledge Regarding Minor Discomforts in Upper Egypt

Traditional Practices among Rural Women to Relieve Their Common Pregnancy Minor Discomforts: A Descriptive Study

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