Effect of Social-Platform Educational Program on Primigravida Women's Knowledge regarding Vitamin D Deficiency during Pregnancy | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 99, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 1363-1374 PDF (584.92 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.270424 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Howaida Amin Hassan Fahmy Elsaba1; Rania Mohamed Gad El-Bastwese2; Mona Mohamed Abd ElHamid Younes3; Tereza Khalifa Garas Girgis4; Hala Ahmed Thabet5 | ||
| 1Maternity, Obstetric, and Gynecological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt | ||
| 2Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt | ||
| 4Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing / October 6 University, Egypt | ||
| 5Women's Health and Midwifery Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Pregnant women have a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency has detrimental effects on fetal and maternal complications. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of applying for a social-platform educational program on primigravida women's knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. Subjects and method: Design: Quasi-experimental research design (pre and post-test) was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at the Maternal and Child Health Center at Talkha City and Elsalakawy Maternal and Child Health Center at Mansoura City belonging to Dakhahlia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sample of (300) primigravida women were enrolled. Tool for data collection: Tool: Online-administered questionnaire, it covered four parts personal data, current obstetric history, primigravida women's knowledge about vitamin D deficiency, and women's opinion about a social-platform educational program. Results: There were highly statistically significant differences between primigravida women's knowledge pre-and post-social-platform educational program implementation at p values=< 0.001. The results also, revealed that all of the studied primigravida women reported that the contents were enough and were satisfied with the social-platform educational program. Conclusion: The present study concluded that utilizing social-platform educational program implementation was effective in improving primigravida women’s knowledge regarding vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. Recommendations: The provision of continuing education programs in a different setting is recommended to increase primigravida women's knowledge about the importance of adequate intake of vitamin D to improve pregnancy outcomes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pregnancy; Primigravida women's knowledge; Social-platform educational program; Vitamin D deficiency | ||
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