Sociocultual Analysis about Problem of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect：an example of aborigine in Haulien

• Main Authors: Chi-Hsuan Chen, 陳志軒
• Other Authors: 許木柱
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50317722504292031525

碩士 === 慈濟大學 === 原住民健康研究所 === 89 === Background: according to many past studies show that the Taiwan aborigines' have severe drinking problem; there also have high prevalence of alcoholism among female aborigines. As it is, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(FAS) and Fetal Alcohol effect (FAE) cases are also found among Tayal, Bunun and Amis tribes' children. Causing FAS/FAE are due to the female over-drinking during their pregnant periods, which will cause organic injury to the fetus permanently. Purpose: In order to prevent FAS/E problems, the different opinions and the points of view between the mothers and professionals for the topic will be studied. Method: 12 aboriginal women who gave birth to FAS/E children are studied , and the information about their pregnant experiences and drinking behavior will be collected too. Also, in searching the cognition and knowledge in FAS/E and pregnant mother drinking conditions, the result will be collected from the local health professionals and social workers by the designed structured questionnaire. Result: (1)there are two conditions found in contribution to those women become drinking- abused during they were pregnant: (i)these pregnant mothers were facing their difficulties alone during the pregnancy, and struggling for living without sufficient support system. (ii)in another hand, these mothers were unaware that drinking alcohol can cause problems or damage permanently to the unborn baby during their pregnancy.(2)survey result shows, there are 76.2% of local health professionals and social workers, who ever heard the term of "FAS" ,and 33.3% of these professionals who actually saw the FAS children in their working experiences.(3)furthermore, the local health professionals and social workers also expressed more agree that, the FAS/E situation is the mother' responsibility to the result, and this result have less related factors from the father . Conclusion: In suggest, when local health care professionals and social workers are promoting prevention program for alcohol-abused pregnant female, they should aware of not to jump to the conclusion by moral judgment or making stereotype opinions to the females. Therefore, being culture sensitive and trans-culture practice should be more discussed and applied to the aboriginal people in this issue.