Scholarly works in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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    Knowledge and Attitude of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic to Cervical Cancer Screening in Pregnancy in Ibadan, Nigeria
    (Science Publishing group, 2022) Ifebude, J. E.; Idowu, O. C.; Awolude, O. A.
    Intensive global efforts are currently on-going to ensure the elimination of cervical cancer by 2030. To achieve this, identification of populations and settings to optimize implementation is important. Pregnant women in antenatal setting provide one of such opportunities. This cross-sectional study conducted among pregnant women in a tertiary health facility evaluates the knowledge and attitude of cervical cancer screening in pregnancy. A total of 372 of the 380 (97.9%) women responded to the survey. The knowledge about cervical cancer among the respondents was 16.0%, 27.0% with good knowledge about cervical cancer screening and 21.0% had been previously screened for cervical cancer. If offered in the index pregnancy, about 74.2% were willing to undergo the screening. The age of respondents (p < 0.001) and the knowledge about cervical cancer screening (p = 0.034) were statistically significant factors associated with the respondents’ attitude to screening in pregnancy. Fear of the screening affecting their pregnancies was the reason in about half of the 26.8% of the respondents unwilling to undertake cervical cancer screening in pregnancy. The knowledge about risk factors for cervical cancer among our participants was poor. However, the attitude of participants towards cervical cancer screening in pregnancy was good. While policy makers might find this encouraging to incorporate routine cervical cancer screening into maternity services, there is urgent need for more awareness creation among our pregnant women, adequate counselling to correct misconceptions and education on the benefits of cervical cancer screening among our parturient.
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    Assisted reproductive techniques and gamete donation; knowledge, attitude and willingness to participate among students in a Nigerian tertiary institution
    (Zambia Medical Association, 2020) Ogunbode, O. O.; Obajimi, G. O.
    Background: Infertility is a worldwide problem affecting about 10-15% of married couples and has social, economic and psychological implications1. A significant number of couples will require assisted reproduction following failure of common treatment options. Undergraduates form a rich source of potential gamete donors and it is imperative to assess their knowledge, attitude and willingness to participate in the expanding gamete donor programs in a developing country like Nigeria. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of participants about assisted reproduction and to further evaluate their willingness to donate gametes for assisted conception or act as surrogates. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of 1150 participants consisting of 511 male students and 639 female students of the University of Ibadan. Participants were selected by simple random sampling technique. A semistructured, self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and willingness to participate in gamete donor programs. Participation was voluntary and data obtained was treated with utmost confidentiality. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM SPSS, New York) version 22. Descriptive statistics were generated, and the results summarized with the aid of a bar chart and frequency tables. Results: Eight seven percent of the respondents had good knowledge of Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) and the most common source of awareness was the media (63.3%). More respondents were aware of sperm donation (75.5%) compared to egg donation (61.9%). Ninety percent of the participants were correctly able to identify the places where ART could be practiced in Nigeria. Most of the respondents (81.5%) supported ART services and the most common reason for not supporting was due to ethical considerations (45.1%). Only about 54.9% were willing to participate in gamete donor programs. Nine (0.8%) female respondents had previously participated in egg (oocyte) donation while none of the male respondents had ever donated sperm. About threequarters of the respondents demonstrated good knowledge about the practice of surrogacy. Conclusion: Despite good knowledge about ART, only about half of the respondents were willing to participate in gamete donor programs. Religious and health concerns were primarily responsible for their reluctance. Providing Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials about the safety of ART will increase the level of awareness and confidence in ART thereby increasing participation by potential donors particularly undergraduates in a developing country like Nigeria.
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    Attitude to caesarean section amongst antenatal clients in Ibadan, Nigeria
    (College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, 2011-01) Bello, F. A.; Olayemi, O.; Ogunbode, O. O.; Adekunle, A. O.
    This was a cross-sectional study carried out on 372 clients receiving antenatal care at a rural, suburban and urban centres, in order to assess the acceptance of caesarean delivery amongst them and the factors influencing their attitude. Caesarean section was acceptable to 65.7%. Many respondents will refuse the surgery, because they do not think abdominal delivery is natural or necessary. However, if indicated by their health caregiver to be necessary to save life, 78.3% would comply. Others would leave for a religious healing home, another hospital, a traditional birth attendant or be delivered at home. The cultural reasons why some women decline include feeling that caesarean delivery is due to “spiritual attacks”, retribution for maternal infidelity and failure of a woman to fulfil her reproductive function. Respondents were more likely to accept the surgery if they had heard of it before or had a previous caesarean delivery. They were less likely to accept it if they were Christians or attended the rural health centre. Age, parity and educational level had no influence. Only 4% of the respondents would request a caesarean section for non-medical reasons. Health education needs to be carried out in the community, as well as during antenatal classes, to address the cultural beliefs. Means of involving religious bodies in enlightenment campaigns to improve women's attitude should be explored.