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Beliefs and practices of Sotho antenatal women

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dc.contributor.advisor Tjallinks, J.E. (Mrs.) en
dc.contributor.advisor Van der Wal, D.M. (Dr.) en
dc.contributor.author Mofokeng, Mantoa Augustina en
dc.date.accessioned 2009-08-25T10:52:26Z
dc.date.available 2009-08-25T10:52:26Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08-25T10:52:26Z
dc.date.submitted 2003-11-30 en
dc.identifier.citation Mofokeng, Mantoa Augustina (2009) Beliefs and practices of Sotho antenatal women, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1386> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1386
dc.description.abstract The study investigated the beliefs and practices of Sotho antenatal women. The aim was to describe the beliefs and practices of Sotho antenatal women in order to contribute to the identification of guidelines for a teaching programme for both midwives and traditional birth attendants. A non-experimental, qualitative research approach, which was exploratory-descriptive and contextual in nature, guided the researcher to explore and describe the beliefs and practices of Sotho antenatal women. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the Sotho antenatal women as well as traditional birth attendants. Six themes emerged from the study through the interviews: &#61623; the nature of pregnancy &#61623; prescriptive practices &#61623; restrictive practices &#61623; sexual activity &#61623; the practice of clinic attendants &#61623; the practice of attending traditional birth attendants en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (x, 119 leaves)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Practices en
dc.subject Restrictive beliefs en
dc.subject Culture en
dc.subject Antenatal care en
dc.subject Prescriptive beliefs en
dc.subject.ddc 618.249639770082
dc.subject.lcsh Women, Sotho -- Health and hygiene
dc.subject.lcsh Maternal health services
dc.title Beliefs and practices of Sotho antenatal women en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Health Studies en
dc.description.degree M.A (Department of Health Studies) en


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