Mother's Care for Child with Typhoid Fever | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 42, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 545-555 PDF (283.77 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.263007 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rabab Salah Hassan El Fekey1; Nahla Ahmed Abd El Aziz2; Asmaa Talaat Mohamed3 | ||
| 1B.sc. Nursing 2012, Benha University | ||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing Ain Shams university, Egypt. | ||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing Ain Shams university, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Typhoid fever is an acute bacterial infection caused by salmonella typhi. Typhoid is endemic to low- and middle-income countries. Children are at the greatest risk of getting the disease. Aim: This study aimed to assess mothers’ care for a child with typhoid fever. Design: Descriptive design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at fever hospitals in Gharbiya governorate. Two cities was chosen from Gharbiya governorate (Tanta fever hospital and Kafr-Elzayat fever hospital). The highest frequency of children with typhoid fever was found in these two hospitals. Sample: A purposive sample of 130 mothers. Tools: One tool was used for data collection, this interviewing questionnaire developed by the investigator was divided into four parts: part I: Demographic characteristics of the studied children and their mothers, part II: Medical history of children, part III: Mothers' level of knowledge about typhoid fever, Part IV: Assessment of mothers' reported practices regarding care for their children with typhoid fever. Results: 53.8% of mothers hadn't done the correct practices regarding care for their children with typhoid. According to their total level of Knowledge, 60.8% of mothers had unsatisfactory level of knowledge about typhoid fever. According to their total practices, 66.2% of mothers had unhealthy practices about care for children with typhoid fever. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant relation between the studied mothers' level of knowledge and their level of practice, with p-value (p < 0.001). Recommendations: It is necessary to establish an educational program to provide mothers with adequate knowledge and practice regarding caring for their children with typhoid fever. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Children; Mothers care; and Typhoid fever | ||
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