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Pregnancy Superstitions Survey

This document contains a 31 item questionnaire about common superstitions related to pregnancy and newborns in Tangail, Bangladesh. It collects demographic information about respondents and asks them to indicate their level of agreement with various superstitious beliefs using a 5 point Likert scale. Examples of beliefs included are that a pregnant woman's belly positioning can reveal the gender, black marks on the neck signify a male child, and that pregnant women should avoid funerals or sick homes. The questionnaire also asks married women additional questions about their current pregnancy status.

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Pregnancy Superstitions Survey

This document contains a 31 item questionnaire about common superstitions related to pregnancy and newborns in Tangail, Bangladesh. It collects demographic information about respondents and asks them to indicate their level of agreement with various superstitious beliefs using a 5 point Likert scale. Examples of beliefs included are that a pregnant woman's belly positioning can reveal the gender, black marks on the neck signify a male child, and that pregnant women should avoid funerals or sick homes. The questionnaire also asks married women additional questions about their current pregnancy status.

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Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University

Department of Statistics
Title: Superstitions on pregnancy and newborns in Tangail
(The information will be used only for research purposes and all confidentially will be preserved)
Questionnaire

1. Name of the respondent: ……………………………………………..


2. Age of the respondent: ………………………………………………..
3. Sex of the respondent: □ Male □ Female
4. Religion of the respondent: □ Islam □ Hindu □ Others
5. Marital status : □ Married □ Unmarried
6. Educational status : □ Primary □ Secondary □ Higher secondary □ Graduate □ Others
7. Occupation: ……………………………………
8. Monthly income of the respondent: ……………………………………
9. Give your opinion about following facts by filling up with (√ ) sign :
Here, 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = No Opinion, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree

Facts 1 2 3 4 5
(1) I prefer boy to girl as a first born baby.
(2)If first child is a girl, she will bring fortune to father.
(3) Mother should eat for two people.
(4) Belly positioning can reveal the gender.
(5) Black mark on neck is a sign of male child.
(6) Drinking saffron milk will help to get fair baby.
(7) Reading religious books or good books will make the
child genius.
(8) First babies usually arrive late.
(9) If the mother carrying high, then it must be a girl.
(10) Full moons can induce labor.
(11) If a women takes joint banana, she will give birth of
twins.
(12) If a baby continuously becomes thinner by being sick,
he/she has gone under an evil eye
(13) Birth of handicapped children is the consequence of
parent’s sin.
(14) If the baby is a girl, she steals the mother’s beauty.
(15) Pregnant woman shouldn’t eat reap papaya, it cause a
miscarriage.
(16) Pregnant woman should avoid funerals and homes of
the sick.
(17) New mothers shouldn’t step out of the house for 40
days.
(18) Pregnant woman shouldn’t step outside in an eclipse.
(19) Pregnant woman should look at beautiful pictures of
babies to get a beautiful child.
(20) Don’t inform anyone of the pregnancy till the first
trimester is over.
(21) One should put a little dot of kohl on the side of child’s
forehead to protect the kid from evil eyes.
(22) Don’t talk too much about feeling good or praise the
baby.
(23) Don’t sit on the floor with both legs on one side.
(24) Don’t cross your legs when you sit.
(25) Mother is responsible for giving birth of boy or girl
baby.
(26) Heartburn is a harbinger of a hairy baby.
(27) Pregnant woman should avoid spices.
(28) Don’t leave the baby’s or new mother’s clothes outside
after sunset.
(29) New mothers should drink only hot water.
(30) Don’t buy anything for the baby before the birth.
(31) Pregnant woman should stay pleasant at all times.
(32) Pregnant woman shouldn’t use sluggish languages.

10. This section is only applicable for married woman:

(i) Is she pregnant at that time?


□ Yes □ No
(ii) Is she pregnant for the first time? [If yes in (i)]

□ Yes □ No
(iii) How many children does she have? ………………… [If information is available]
(iv) Does she has twins?
□ Yes □ No

Thank you for your participation

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