Mothers’ Reported Practice Regarding Respiratory Problems Among Children During Climate Changes | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2025, Pages 245-262 PDF (380.03 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.427467 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Lamiaa Ahmed Elsayed; Rahma Elsayed Abdel Aziz; Faten Samir Fadel Mohamed | ||
| Pediatric Nursing Department – Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Climate change especially air pollutants are a direct contributor to hospital admissions and mortality from chronic conditions as well as a recognized trigger of asthma attacks in children and also a risk factor for respiratory infections, bronchitis, and impaired lung growth and function. Aim: to assess mothers’reported practice regarding respiratory problems among children during climate change. Research Design: A descriptive research design was used to achieve the aim of this study. Settings: the study was conducted at emergency department and outpatient clinic, affiliated to El Wadi El-Geged hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample was composed of 250 mothers: 125 mothers from emergency department and 125 mothers from outpatient’s clinic. Tools of data collection: Tool I: A pre-designed questionnaire sheet: it was divided into: characteristics of studied mothers and children. Medical history of studied children. Tool II: Mothers’ reported practices about the respiratory problems during climate change. Results: 64.8% of them had unsatisfactory reported practice regarding respiratory problems among children during climate change. Conclusion: The current study was concluded that less than two thirds of the studied mothers had unsatisfactory total score of reported practice regarding respiratory problems among children during climate change. Recommendation: Develop guidelines booklets and posters for mothers about respiratory tract problems during climate changes for improving their knowledge in pediatric care settings. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Awareness; Children; Climate Changes; Mothers’; Regarding; Respiratory Problems | ||
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