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Pregnant women and alcohol use in the Bosomtwe district of the Ashanti region-Ghana.
Drinking alcohol in pregnancy is a serious public health concern worldwide. This study sought to determine the magnitude and socio-demograhic characteristics of pregnant women attending Antenatal clinic in the Bosomtwe district, Ghana who drank alcohol and to assess their general knowledge about the effects of alcohol in pregnancy. The study, a descriptive cross-sectional, was conducted in all the ten health facilities providing reproductive health care with a sample size of 397 pregnant women using structured questionnaires. The findings of the study were that 20.4% of pregnant women drank alcohol. The 25-29 year group 26 (34.0%), married 50 (61.7%) and Junior High School Educated 37 (45.7%) as well as Christians 69 (85.0%) and traders 28 (34.6%) drank most. Majority 77 (33.5%) heard about the detrimental effects of alcohol at Antenatal Clinics (ANC). The District Health Management Team (DHMT) should strengthen health education on alcohol at ANC and through the radio as well as the DHMT collaborating with the Ghana Education Service to embark on education of school pupils and students on the harmful effects of alcohol in pregnancy
Femmes enceintes et l’usage de l’alcool dans le Disrict d’Ashanti Region, Ghana
Drinking alcohol in pregnancy is a serious public health concern
worldwide. This study sought to determine the magnitude and
socio-demograhic characteristics of pregnant women attending Antenatal
clinic in the Bosomtwe district, Ghana who drank alcohol and to assess
their general knowledge about the effects of alcohol in pregnancy. The
study, a descriptive cross-sectional, was conducted in all the ten
health facilities providing reproductive health care with a sample size
of 397 pregnant women using structured questionnaires. The findings of
the study were that 20.4% of pregnant women drank alcohol. The 25-29
year group 26 (34.0%), married 50 (61.7%) and Junior High School
Educated 37 (45.7%) as well as Christians 69 (85.0%) and traders 28
(34.6%) drank most. Majority 77 (33.5%) heard about the detrimental
effects of alcohol at Antenatal Clinics (ANC). The District Health
Management Team (DHMT) should strengthen health education on alcohol at
ANC and through the radio as well as the DHMT collaborating with the
Ghana Education Service to embark on education of school pupils and
students on the harmful effects of alcohol in pregnancy (Afr J Reprod
Health 2012; 16[1]:55-60).La consommation de l’alcool pendant la grossesse est un gros
problème de santé publique partout dans le monde. Cette
étude a cherché à déterminer l’ampleur et les
caractéristiques sociodémographiques des femmes enceintes qui
fréquentent la clinique prénatale qui consomment
l’alcool et à évaluer leur connaissance
générale sur l’effet de l’alcool dans la
grossesse. L’étude, qui est descriptive et transversale, a
été menée auprès de dix établissements de
santé qui assurent des services de santé de la reproduction
à l’aide d’un échantillon de 397 femmes enceintes
à travers des questionnaires structurés. Les résultats
de l’étude révélaient que 24% des femmes enceintes
buvaient de l’alcool. Le groupe des femmes qui ont 25 – 29
ans, 26 (34,0%) mariées, 50(61, 7%) et celles qui sont
scolarisées jusqu'au niveau du collège 37 (45,7%) aussi bien
que les chrétiennes 69(85,0) et les marchandes 28 (34,6%) buvaient
le plus. La majorité ,77 (33,5%) a appris les effets nuisibles de
l’alcool aux cliniques anténatales (CAN). Le District Health
Management Team (DHMT) doit renforcer l’éducation sanitaire
sur l’alcool dans les CAN et à travers la radio et le DHMT
doit collaborer avec le Ghana Education Service pour commencer la
sensibilisation des élèves et des étudiants concernant
les effets nuisibles de l’alcool pendant la grossesse (Afr J
Reprod Health 2012; 16[1]:55-60)