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Pregnant women and alcohol use in the Bosomtwe district of the Ashanti Region-Ghana : original research article

2012; African Journals OnLine; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

1118-4841

Yaw Adusi-Poku, Anthony Kwaku Edusei, Agartha A. Bonney, Harry Tagbor, Emmanuel Kweku Nakua, Easmon Otupiri,

Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Drinking alcohol in pregnancy is a serious public health concern worldwide. This study sought to determine the magnitude and socio-demograhic characteristics of pregnant women attending Antenatal clinic in the Bosomtwe district, Ghana who drank alcohol and to assess their general knowledge about the effects of alcohol in pregnancy. The study, a descriptive cross-sectional, was conducted in all the ten health facilities providing reproductive health care with a sample size of 397 pregnant women using structured questionnaires. The findings of the study were that 20.4% of pregnant women drank alcohol. The 25-29 year group 26 (34.0%), married 50 (61.7%) and Junior High School Educated 37 (45.7%) as well as Christians 69 (85.0%) and traders 28 (34.6%) drank most. Majority 77 (33.5%) heard about the detrimental effects of alcohol at Antenatal Clinics (ANC). The District Health Management Team (DHMT) should strengthen health education on alcohol at ANC and through the radio as well as the DHMT collaborating with the Ghana Education Service to embark on education of school pupils and students on the harmful effects of alcohol in pregnancy. Femmes enceintes et l'usage de l'alcool dans le Disrict d'Ashanti Region, Ghana La consommation de l'alcool pendant la grossesse est un gros probleme de sante publique partout dans le monde. Cette etude a cherche a determiner l'ampleur et les caracteristiques sociodemographiques des femmes enceintes qui frequentent la clinique prenatale qui consomment l'alcool et a evaluer leur connaissance generale sur l'effet de l'alcool dans la grossesse. L'etude, qui est descriptive et transversale, a ete menee aupres de dix etablissements de sante qui assurent des services de sante de la reproduction a l'aide d'un echantillon de 397 femmes enceintes a travers des questionnaires structures. Les resultats de l'etude revelaient que 24% des femmes enceintes buvaient de l'alcool. Le groupe des femmes qui ont 25 - 29 ans, 26 (34,0%) mariees, 50(61, 7%) et celles qui sont scolarisees jusqu'au niveau du college 37 (45,7%) aussi bien que les chretiennes 69(85,0) et les marchandes 28 (34,6%) buvaient le plus. La majorite ,77 (33,5%) a appris les effets nuisibles de l'alcool aux cliniques antenatales (CAN). Le District Health Management Team (DHMT) doit renforcer l'education sanitaire sur l'alcool dans les CAN et a travers la radio et le DHMT doit collaborer avec le Ghana Education Service pour commencer la sensibilisation des eleves et des etudiants concernant les effets nuisibles de l'alcool pendant la grossesse.