IDENTIFICATION OF TRADITIONAL PRACTICES RELATED TO THE TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY IN MENOUFIYA GOVERNORATE AND ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN'S HEALTH I

Abstract

Among poor urban and rural Egyptian women, kabsa is the first cause of a woman's infertility to be considered. Women who fail to conceive, either after marriage or after a previous reproductive event such as childbirth or abortion, are generally suspected of being makbusa. However, because definitive diagnosis is impossible , women only c me to know whether they are, in fact, makbusa by undergoing healing rituals designed to unbind them. A women may undergo the incorrect version of the kabsa healing ritual and may fail to overcome her boundness until she discovers the correct cure (Inborn, 1994).

The purpose of this study is to identify the traditional practices related to treatment of infertility in menuofiya Governorate and its impact on woman's health. And to develop and implement a counseling program for the family.

The study was conducted at two settings (hospitals in Shebin El- Kom). The gynecological clinic at the university hospital, and the family plannii1g center at the teaching hospital.

The selecting criteria was the infertile women who are in their fertile period & their age ranging between 15- 45 years, and married for at least 2 years without conception. The total sample size was 100 women. Forty-six (46) women were interviewed at family planning center