Table 2 Experience, knowledge, and attitude characteristics of patients who underwent traditional cervical cauterization (N = 328).
Characteristics | Response | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Perception of traditional cervical cauterization | Harmful | 184 | 56.1 |
Useful | 144 | 43.9 | |
Who did the procedure? | TBA | 231 | 70.4 |
Midwife | 74 | 22.6 | |
Doctor | 23 | 7 | |
Others | 0 | 0 | |
Who encourages you to do the procedure | Friends | 184 | 56.1 |
Family members | 68 | 20.7 | |
Health workers | 32 | 9.8 | |
Advertisements | 44 | 13.4 | |
Indications for traditional cervical cauterization | Infection | 147 | 44.8 |
Infertility | 114 | 34.8 | |
Others | 67 | 20.4 | |
Instruments used for traditional cervical cauterization | Hot metal rods | 283 | 86.3 |
Knifes | 27 | 8.2 | |
Fire | 18 | 5.5 | |
Complications of traditional cervical cauterization | Infections | 154 | 47 |
Cervical/vaginal stenosis | 123 | 37.5 | |
Others | 51 | 15.5 | |
Reason for community acceptance of traditional cervical cauterization | Religious beliefs | 119 | 36.3 |
Community experiences | 85 | 25.9 | |
Culture | 124 | 37.8 | |
Number of times cauterization is applied | One time | 216 | 65.9 |
Two times | 97 | 29.6 | |
More than 2 times | 15 | 4.5 | |
Would you advise others to practice this traditional cauterization? | Yes | 144 | 56.1 |
No | 184 | 43.9 |
