Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing

Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria

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• Research   
  Perception and Belief of Pregnant Women on the Effects of Psychoactive Substance use among Pregnant Women attending Antenatal Clinic in Ondo State
  Author(s): Ayeni Adebusola Raphael*, Ajibade BL, Ayeni Bamidele Abiodun and Odunbaku Monsurat Oreoluwa
  
  The expansion of psychoactive drug consumption, especially alcohol, has reached women in their fertile age, causing various medical and social challenges in the relation between drug use and mother-child health is associated with many adverse health outcomes. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, perception and beliefs of pregnant women on the effect of psychoactive substance use, and to identify the prevalence of psychoactive substance use and reasons why pregnant women use psychoactive substances during pregnancy. This was a hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional survey carried out in five (5) government owned health facilities in Owo Local Government Area. Multistage sampling was used in selecting 378 pregnant women. The instrument used for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire with a Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of 0.91 reliability done .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2573-0347.2021.6.223

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