Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Sibraogo K
Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital,
Ouagadougou
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 TSibraogo 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