title: Post-partum practices among women in Calabar, Nigeria.
abstract: We carried out a study on post-partum practices amongst women in Calabar at the maternal and child health clinic at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital between 1 March and 31 May 2002. Three hundred women were interviewed. One hundred and ninety-three (64.3%) resumed coitus prior to 6 weeks of puerperium. There was no significant difference in parity (P = 0.20) and educational status (P = 0.10) between women who resumed coitus earlier than 6 weeks and those who resumed later. One out of every 10 women resumed coitus without any contraception. The majority [212 (70.7%)] sat in hot water (sitz bath) to aid perineal wound healing and improve vaginal tone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, College of Medical Sciences, P.M.B. 1115, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. ekanem.01@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ekanem
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ekott
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Udoma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health