Perceptions, Practices, and Mother’s Willingness to Provide Meconium for Use in the Assessment of Environmental Exposures among Children in Mukono and Pallisa Districts, Uganda
المؤلفون المشاركون
Musinguzi, Geofrey
Sebina Kibira, Simon Peter
Ssempebwa, John C.
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-07-18
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Presence of biomarkers or metabolites is assessed in various human biospecimens including meconium in the investigation of exposures to environmental contaminants.
This study gathered data on the perceptions and practices of mothers in two rural districts of Uganda concerning meconium and their willingness to provide meconium from their babies for research purposes.
The study reveals a wide range of perceptions and beliefs around meconium as well as a number of associated taboos and practices.
Many participants noted that meconium could be used to detect ailments among newborns based on its appearance.
Practices and beliefs included using it to prevent stomach discomfort and other ailments of newborns, as a means to confirm paternity and initiate the child into the clan as well as facilitating father-child bonding that included ingestion of meconium by the fathers.
Most mothers indicated scepticism in accepting to provide meconium for research purposes and had fears of unscrupulous people disguising as researchers and using meconium to harm their children.
However, some were willing to provide meconium, if it helped to detect ailments among their children.
These perceptions and practices may negatively influence mothers’ willingness to participate in meconium study.
However, through provision of educational and behaviour change interventions, mothers’ willingness to participate in a meconium study can be improved.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Ssempebwa, John C.& Musinguzi, Geofrey& Sebina Kibira, Simon Peter. 2018. Perceptions, Practices, and Mother’s Willingness to Provide Meconium for Use in the Assessment of Environmental Exposures among Children in Mukono and Pallisa Districts, Uganda. Advances in Public Health،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122707
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Ssempebwa, John C.…[et al.]. Perceptions, Practices, and Mother’s Willingness to Provide Meconium for Use in the Assessment of Environmental Exposures among Children in Mukono and Pallisa Districts, Uganda. Advances in Public Health No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122707
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Ssempebwa, John C.& Musinguzi, Geofrey& Sebina Kibira, Simon Peter. Perceptions, Practices, and Mother’s Willingness to Provide Meconium for Use in the Assessment of Environmental Exposures among Children in Mukono and Pallisa Districts, Uganda. Advances in Public Health. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122707
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1122707
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