Author/Authors :
Canbal, Metin Turgut Özal Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Aile Hekimliği AD, Türkiye , Ak, Muharrem University of Illinois at Chicago, USA , Yılmaz, Ahmet Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fak - Aile Hekimliği AD, Türkiye , Palancı, Yılmaz Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
Objective: We aimed to examine, mothers’ level of knowledge about complications of cesarean section and the factors that influence preference for cesarean section in this study. Methods: The universe of the study consisted of the women who admitted to the family medicine outdoor clinics in two different regions of Turkey namely Doğansehir State Hospital, Malatya and Kadışehri Entegrated State Hospital, Yozgat. Two hundred and one women included in the study who recruited the family medicine outdoor clinic irrespective of their primary complaint. The data was analyzed by the SPSS program. Results: Statistically significant difference was observed in terms of caesarean section operation rates in high school graduates. 29% of all the participants in this study had caesarean section operation in their first delivery. Conclusion: Personal predilections appear to be an influencing factor in deciding the type of the delivery currently. It is assumed that knowledge may be converted into the behaviors by giving the evidence based information to our patients in consistence with their perceptions along with the shared decision model in a collaborative manner.
