Beliefs About Pelvic Floor Exercises Among Pregnant Women in Ghana

A cross-sectional study of 134 pregnant women in the Kumasi metropolis, Ashanti Region, Ghana, assessing awareness, knowledge, practices, and beliefs about pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs). The dataset was created by Yaa Abrafi Ankomah and last updated in April 2026. It contains results from a questionnaire, with subsequent analysis focusing on the 47 participants who reported awareness of PFMEs.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between demographic factors and PFME awareness based on socio-demographic characteristics.
• Model health belief patterns regarding PFME benefits based on reported belief percentages.
• Assess information source effectiveness for health promotion based on reported principal sources of PFME knowledge.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• Study design and sample size (n=134) are explicitly stated in the description.
• Specific percentages for key findings (e.g., 64.9% unaware, 80.3% belief in reducing trauma) are provided.

Limitations

• Row count for the downloadable data file is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a specific geographic and temporal bias inherent to the single study in Kumasi, Ghana.

Provenance

Source

Yaa Abrafi Ankomah via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional descriptive research using convenient sampling and a questionnaire.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 17:30:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kumasi metropolis, Ashanti Region, Ghana.