Health IN MARRIAGE.
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Health
IN
MARRIAGE
By
Dr. Islam Al-Mazeny
HEALTH IS DEFINED AS :
“HEALTH IS A STATE OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL TRANQUILITY AND NOT JUST FREE FROM ILLNESS OR WEAKNESS”
World Health Organization (WHO)
ISLAMIC VIEW OF HEALTH
Health is not just a state of physical, mental and social tranquility but also of spiritual peace and free from illness and injury.
Meaning:
“Healthy and constructive mind comes only from healthy body”.
FACTORS AFFECTING FAMILY HEALTH
• Life Style
• Genetic and hereditary
• Family structure
HEALTHY LIVING
• Balanced Diet
• Restricted socializing
? Avoid random sex
? Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, C, HIV
• Healthy daily habits
? Healthy surrounding and work place
• Avoid drugs, cigarettes, liquor
HIV/AIDS
o Ways of spreading:
o Having sex with infected person
o Contaminated needle
o HIV mother to carrying baby
o Have blood test for those exposed to risk
o Avoid infecting other members of family
o Get help from hospital/clinic
o Examination, medical treatment, counseling
GOOD MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICES FOR FAMILY
o Helping each other in daily activities
o Allocating time wisely for family
o Practice religious values in family
o Give attention to children’s mixing, know their friends
o Take part in children’s activities
o Mutual respect and understanding among family members
o Knowing each others capabilities and appreciating them
GENETIC FACTORS
o Baby born may be infected by disease difficult to cure
Example: thallasemia, Epilepsy, Asthma, Madness
Avoid marrying:
o Close relative
o Person infected by genetically transmitted disease
o Genetic counseling and acceptance to Allah’s will
FAMILY STRUCTURING
o Allah encourages marriage and having offspring
o Children should be treated with love and care and given proper education
Arranging family by:
o Planning the space in child birth
ADVANTAGE OF FAMILY PLANNING
o Minimize mortality of mother and child
o Ensure health of mother and child
o Enables mother to space out pregnancy at safe intervals
o Avoid unwanted childbirth
o Avoid abortion
o Getting counselling assistance for unhealthy parents
PRAGNENCY AND CHILDBIRTH
o Physical maturity
o Age not less than 18
? Psychological changes
? Delivery process
o Above 40 years of age
? Risk to mother and baby
PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
o Avoid disease
o Infectious disease
o Noninfectious disease
o Care and examination while conceiving
o Visiting schedule
o Signs of pregnancy
o Problems during pregnancy
PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY
o Food
o Not excessive/not too little
o Safe delivery
o By trained staff
o In hospital for first child
o Myths and do’s and don’ts
BABY CARE
• Immunization for baby
o Diseases that can be avoided through immunization
o Types of immunization
o Time table for immunization
• Breastfeeding
• Good for baby
• Benefit to mother
FAMILY PLANNING METHODS
• Family Planning Pills
• Hormone injection
• Hormone implants
• Condom & IUD
PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION
• To evaluate health condition
• Free from disease
• Trace disease from early stage
BENEFITS OF HEALTH CARE IN THE FAMILY
• To ensure happiness and harmony in the family
• Avoid divorce as a result of health reasons
• Able to undertake responsibility well.
