Parents’ perceived knowledge and beliefs on congenital malformations and their causes in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. A qualitative study
<h4>Introduction</h4> Knowledge and beliefs of people on congenital malformations and their causes differ from society to society. As a result, there is a paucity of understanding community perceived knowledge and beliefs towards congenital malformations and their risk factors among chil...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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| Sumario: | <h4>Introduction</h4> Knowledge and beliefs of people on congenital malformations and their causes
differ from society to society. As a result, there is a paucity of
understanding community perceived knowledge and beliefs towards congenital
malformations and their risk factors among children’s parents. Therefore, I
sought to identify perceived knowledge and beliefs of parents on congenital
malformations and their causes. <h4>Methods</h4> An in-depth discussion and interview were carried out on purposively selected
forty participants (women and men) in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. The data
were collected from June to July, 2015. Semi-structured guiding
topics/questions were used during the discussions and in-depth interviews.
Note and audio records were taken while the participants discussed the
topics. After the discussions and in-depth interviews were completed, the
transcripts were read repeatedly to understand the participant’s words,
phrases, ideas, and concepts. Then notes were taken to combine pieces of
similar transcripts. I have employed thematic framework analysis. The
relevant transcripts were scrutinized, labeled and coded manually based on
their relevance to the objective of the study. Then the coded transcripts
were determined and categorized according to the type of thematic
variables. <h4>Results</h4> The participants responded on three aspects of lived experience, perceived
knowledge and beliefs on congenital malformations and their causes. Nearly
half of the participants’ beliefs on the causes of congenital malformations
were related to sin, contraceptive pills, un-prescribed drugs/medication
use, and fertilizers (that is eating crops grown by using fertilizers).
Almost all said that raising a child with a major congenital malformation
was very difficult. About half of the participants’ belief on congenital
malformations were traditional and resulted from poor awareness. <h4>Conclusion</h4> The findings of the present study highlight the challenges and impacts of
congenital malformations on parents who had children with and without
congenital malformation. Lived experience, perceived knowledge and beliefs
of children parents on congenital malformation and their causes can be
helpful information for designing preventive actions. Hence, planning a
preventive strategy and providing health education on congenital
malformations and their causes for children parents are very necessary. |
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