Effect of Preventive Educational Interventions on Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Self- Care Practices regarding Puerperal Sepsis | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 35, Issue 4, November 2024 PDF (941.41 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.406183 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Toha Ali El -Sayed Abo-Hatab1; Manal Abdulla Gaheen2; Eman Ahmed El- Kholy3; Ekbal Ebrahim Abdelmenem3 | ||
| 1Lecturers of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Lecturers of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Puerperal sepsis is considered a preventable perilous issue that associated with women's demise. Therefore, prevention is better than treatment. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of preventive educational interventions on pregnant women's knowledge and self-care practices regarding puerperal sepsis. Subjects and Method: A quasi- experimental design was exploited, the target group comprised of 120 pregnant women who were determined by a purposive sample and were selected from obstetric departments of Tanta University and El- Menshawy hospitals. Two tools utilized: Tool (I): Pregnant women's knowledge regarding puerperal sepsis and its prevention: It was consisted of four main parts, Tool II: Pregnant women's self- care practices assessment sheet: that involved seven categories. Results: Remarkable improvement in the total knowledge level of the studied pregnant women where (30%) of them had adequate knowledge pre- intervention compared to (78.5% & 75% respectively) immediately post- intervention and at the follow up as well as highly enhancement in the total scores of pregnant women self-care practices where (15%) of them had satisfactory practices pre intervention compared to (80% & 78% respectively) immediately post-intervention and at the follow up with highly statistically significant differences P=(0.000**). Conclusion: prominent enhancement in pregnant women's overall knowledge and self-care practices regarding puerperal sepsis prevention. Recommendations: pregnant women should be adequately enriched with designed preventive nursing instructions and interventions regarding post- partum complications especially puerperal sepsis. | ||
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