Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Recognition of confinement practices and their diet among postnatal mothers including the duration of confinement period are some aspects that need to be aware of to make sure they have adequate rest and nutrition. A cross-sectional study was designed to determine the duration of confinement practic...

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Main Author: Hong, Angela Lee Leh
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/61382/
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description Recognition of confinement practices and their diet among postnatal mothers including the duration of confinement period are some aspects that need to be aware of to make sure they have adequate rest and nutrition. A cross-sectional study was designed to determine the duration of confinement practices, the practice that has been practiced during the confinement period, and identify the frequency of foods and dietary intake during the confinement period among the postnatal mothers at Hospital USM. A total of 357 respondents were recruited through the convenience sampling method. Data were collected by using self-administered questionnaires. Data collected were statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) software version of 26. Content validation of the instrument was done and the reliability was obtained through a pilot study with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.825. This study shows that more than half of the respondents had 30-40 days of confinement period (52.9%). The findings also demonstrated that more than half of the respondents had a massage (85.7%), consumed traditional herbs/ jamu (50.7%), and had restrictions to go out (58.8%) during the confinement period. Furthermore, more than half of the respondents had more plain water (71.4%), fish (71.1%), ginger (51.8%), and leafy vegetables (51.3%) during their confinement period. The significant predicting factors for the duration of the confinement period are parity, educational level, race, occupational status, and monthly salary which p<0.05.
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spelling usm-613822025-01-07T03:26:22Z http://eprints.usm.my/61382/ Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Hong, Angela Lee Leh R Medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics Recognition of confinement practices and their diet among postnatal mothers including the duration of confinement period are some aspects that need to be aware of to make sure they have adequate rest and nutrition. A cross-sectional study was designed to determine the duration of confinement practices, the practice that has been practiced during the confinement period, and identify the frequency of foods and dietary intake during the confinement period among the postnatal mothers at Hospital USM. A total of 357 respondents were recruited through the convenience sampling method. Data were collected by using self-administered questionnaires. Data collected were statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) software version of 26. Content validation of the instrument was done and the reliability was obtained through a pilot study with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.825. This study shows that more than half of the respondents had 30-40 days of confinement period (52.9%). The findings also demonstrated that more than half of the respondents had a massage (85.7%), consumed traditional herbs/ jamu (50.7%), and had restrictions to go out (58.8%) during the confinement period. Furthermore, more than half of the respondents had more plain water (71.4%), fish (71.1%), ginger (51.8%), and leafy vegetables (51.3%) during their confinement period. The significant predicting factors for the duration of the confinement period are parity, educational level, race, occupational status, and monthly salary which p<0.05. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023-06 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61382/1/2%20ANGELA%20LEE%20LEH%20HONG%20146239-E.pdf Hong, Angela Lee Leh (2023) Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
spellingShingle R Medicine
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Hong, Angela Lee Leh
Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_fullStr Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_short Confinement practices among postnatal mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_sort confinement practices among postnatal mothers in hospital universiti sains malaysia
topic R Medicine
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
url http://eprints.usm.my/61382/
http://eprints.usm.my/61382/1/2%20ANGELA%20LEE%20LEH%20HONG%20146239-E.pdf