MATERNAL PRACTICES AND THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES IN THE CARE OF THE CHILD

Authors

  • Karina Jullyana de Melo Brondani Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Rosângela Aparecida Pimenta Ferrari Universidade Estadual de Londrina http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0157-7461
  • Alexandrina Aparecida Maciel Cardelli Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Mauren Teresa Grubisich Mendes Tacla Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • José Carlos Dalmas Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Flávia Genovesi Fançoso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i4.54090

Keywords:

Child health, Cross-cultural nursing, Nursing care, Pediatric nursing, Health promotion.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Objective: to analyze the care of the child and the use of alternative therapies by mothers in the first 42 days postpartum. Method: quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in a low-risk public maternity ward, with a home visit at 42 days postpartum, between July 2013 and January 2014, in Londrina-PR. The Fischer Exact and Chi-Square Tests were used considering a 95% confidence interval. Results: among the 357 puerperal women, 50.7% were aged ≤24 years, 69.2% multiparous, 75.4% had ≥8 years of schooling and 49% an income ≥2 minimum salaries. Complementary therapy was predominantly suggested by the grandmothers, used in the child’s bath (97=27.2%), on the umbilical stump (143=39.9%), for conjunctivitis (108=81.0%) and for jaundice (56=34.6%). The social class was significant (p=0.005) with age, education, income and use of teas. Conclusion: maternal practices are maintained between generations, some indiscriminately, with it being necessary for the health team to prevent injuries and promote health considering the cultural aspects of the family.

Author Biographies

Karina Jullyana de Melo Brondani, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Enfermeira Especialista em Enfermagem em Saúde da Criança

Rosângela Aparecida Pimenta Ferrari, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Departamento de Enfermagem, Área da Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente.

Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem (Mestrado e Doutorado)

Docente do Programa de Residência em Enfermagem em Saúde da Criança

Alexandrina Aparecida Maciel Cardelli, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Professora Associado do Departamento de Enfermagem, Área da Saúde da Mulher e Gênero, Centro de Ciências da Saúde

 

Mauren Teresa Grubisich Mendes Tacla, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Professora Adjunto do Departamento de Enfermagem, Área da Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

José Carlos Dalmas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Matemático, Centro de Ciências Exatas

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Published

2018-12-06

How to Cite

Brondani, K. J. de M., Ferrari, R. A. P., Cardelli, A. A. M., Tacla, M. T. G. M., Dalmas, J. C., & Fançoso, F. G. (2018). MATERNAL PRACTICES AND THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES IN THE CARE OF THE CHILD. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i4.54090

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 4 (2018)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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