Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Issa O
Burkina Faso
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