Journal of Women's Health Care

Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access

ISSN: 2167-0420

Paul KD

Paul KD

Burkina Faso

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  • Research Article
    Sex during Pregnancy: Opinions, Attitudes and Practices among Pregnant Women
    Author(s): Sibraogo K, Issa O, Adama O, Hyacinthe Z, Yobi SA, Paul KD, Azize D, Ali O, Millogo FT and Blandine T Sibraogo K, Issa O, Adama O, Hyacinthe Z, Yobi SA, Paul KD, Azize D, Ali O, Millogo FT and Blandine T

    Background: Sexuality during pregnancy varies from culture to another. No study on this issue has been carried yet out in the Mossi plateau in Burkina Faso. Aim: To examine the opinions, attitudes and sexual practices among pregnant women in the city of Ouagadougou city. Methods: we conducted a descriptive cross-sectional survey in 10 health centers. The pregnant women attending the obstetric health facilities for a routine prenatal consultation were interviewed. Data was collected prospectively from 1st July to 31st August 2014 in 10 health centers selected at random. Results: Among the 412 pregnant women who participated in the survey, 31.3% said that sex was a taboo subject and 94.2% of them averred that it was possible to have sex during pregnancy. There are 121 (29.4%) pregnant women who beli.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000343

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