พัฒนาการความเชื่อในการดูแลตนเองของหญิงหลังคลอดในชนบทอีสาน

The Development of Belief in Self-Care of Postpartum Women in Isan Rural

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of belief in self-care of postpartum women in Isan rural. The data were collected by using an in-depth interview with the target group which was the 10 postpartum women who gave birth in 4 periods; before 1977, in 1977-1991, in 1992-2001, and from 2002 to the present. The content analysis was used as a research tool. The results of the study revealed that before 1977, the belief in self-care of the postpartum women in Isan rural was to rely on herbs, neighbors, and lying by the fire after giving birth because there was no primary health care in rural areas. From 1977 to 1991, primary health care began to take part in the rural which the activity of mother and child sanitation had motivated people to get antenatal care with the government agencies, meanwhile, the birth giving had to still rely on midwives and lying by the fire.  Next to 1992-2001, the decade of sanitarium development, there was more understanding about giving birth at the government agencies almost 100 percent. From 2002 to the present, universal coverage was continually used. The belief in self-care of the postpartum women in Isan rural was that almost all of them take the service of government agencies. There were just a little of postpartum women who still believe in lying by the fire, although it has been relayed for a long period.

Keywords: development of belief, self-care, postpartum women