A study on traditional beliefs and practices in newborn care among mothers in a tertiary health care centre in Vijayapura, North Karnataka.

Rekha Udgiri., Nethra N

dc.contributor.author	Rekha Udgiri., Nethra N
dc.date.accessioned	2019-10-15T12:00:45Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-15T12:00:45Z
dc.date.issued	2018-03
dc.identifier.issn	23946032
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1026
dc.description.abstract	Culture is defined as a shared system of beliefs, values and behavioral expectations that provide social structure for daily living. Not all customs and beliefs are harmful. Some of them have positive values while others may be of no role or positively harmful for neonate’s health in various forms like physical, psychological, social development. The objective of the study was to explore the traditional beliefs and practices in new born care. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at post-natal ward of BLDEU’s Shri B M Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Vijayapura from June 2015 to July 2015. A total of 200 mothers were interviewed and data was collected after obtaining the consent.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Belief, Cultural, Postnatal, Neonate, Tradition	en_US
dc.title	A study on traditional beliefs and practices in newborn care among mothers in a tertiary health care centre in Vijayapura, North Karnataka.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US