Traditional practices used by the infertile women to become pregnant and their effects on the quality of life

The present research was planned to determine the traditional practices used by infertile women to become pregnant and their effects on the quality of life. A hospital‐based, descriptive and cross‐sectional study. Participant Information Forms and SF‐36 quality of life scales were applied to 269 wom...

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Published in:International journal of nursing practice 2013-10, Vol.19 (5), p.516-522
Main Authors: Timur Taşhan, Sermin, Aksoy Derya, Yeşim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cross-sectional studies
Damages
Female
Folk medicine
Humans
infertile women
Infertility
Infertility, Female - physiopathology
Infertility, Female - therapy
Medicine, Traditional
Nursing
Pregnancy
pregnant
Pregnant women
Quality of Life
traditional practices
Traditions
Women
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Summary:The present research was planned to determine the traditional practices used by infertile women to become pregnant and their effects on the quality of life. A hospital‐based, descriptive and cross‐sectional study. Participant Information Forms and SF‐36 quality of life scales were applied to 269 women diagnosed as infertile. Some of the infertile women (32.7%) were determined to use a traditional method. The traditional methods used by women included herbal remedies (those edible and drinkable) (87.5%), sitting on the herbal mixtures (8%) and using both practices (4.5%). The SF‐36 Mental Health component was determined to be better in infertile women not using traditional practices than those using traditional practices (P 
ISSN:1322-7114
1440-172X
DOI:10.1111/ijn.12094