Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Women Towards Postpartum Exercise
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
the benefits of exercise in postpartum remain largely unexplored among Saudi women. This study assessed the knowledge and attitude of Saudi nursing mothers towards postpartum exercises. Study aim: to assess the knowledge and attitude of women towards postpartum exercise. Research question: what are the knowledge and attitude of women towards postpartum exercise? Design: quantitative descriptive crosssectional design. Setting: well baby and obstetrics clinics in King Abdulaziz University Hospital. Sampling: convenience sample including 160 Saudi women who had given birth to a live full- term healthy newborn during the last 6 months. Data was collected over three months from end of July 2017 to the end of October 2017. Tool: a structured, interview questionnaire developed by the researcher consisted of three parts was used to collect data. Part I: women demographic and obstetrical data. Part II: women knowledge about postpartum exercise. Part III: women attitude towards postpartum exercise. Result: more than 70 percent of the women had adequate knowledge regarding postpartum exercise. Lack of support and lack of time in addition to the absence of healthcare advice regarding postpartum exercise were the main reason given by the women for not exercising. Social media and internet considered as the most postpartum exercise source of knowledge for women. More than half of the women had positive attitude towards postpartum exercise. Conclusion and recommendations: assessing women knowledge and attitude towards postpartum exercise helps healthcare professional to create educational programs that improve postpartum exercise knowledge and practice among childbearing women.
Authors and Affiliations
Hawazin Mohammed Alharqi, Dr. Jilan. A. Albattawi
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