Knowledge and Practices of Rural Women Related to family health in two villages in Abou Homos in Al Bohera Governorate | ||||
| Alexandria Science Exchange Journal | ||||
| Article 36, Volume 38, October-December, October 2017, Page 411-430 PDF (2.16 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2017.127192 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Eman Awad Serag Ali* ; Hanan Fathy Zaki Mekawy* | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This research aimed mainly to study knowledge and practices of rural women of family health through personal health care, physical health care and home environment heath. The study was carried out through achieving the following objects: - Asses some personal and family characteristics. -Asses the knowledge level of rural women about family health. -Asses the practices level of rural women about family health. - Study the relationship between some independent variables and each of knowledge level and practices level of respondents. - Data were collected by questionnaire through personal interview with random sample consists of 145 respondents in Abou Homos in Al Bohera Governorate. Ferqauencies ,Percentage, mean, S.D, Pearson Correlation, Chi Square were used in data analysis. Data indicated the following results respectively 1 -Low and medium knowledge levels were observed among 41.3% and 31.2% of respondents. 2 -High practice level was observed among 59.1 of respondents while moderate and low levels were observed among 27% and 13.9% of them respectively. 3 -A significant relationship was found between the respondent's job as an independent variable and family health knowledge level of respondents as a dependent variable at 0.05. 4- A significant relationship was found between respondent'shusbandeducational statue as an independent variable and family health knowledge level of respondents as a dependent variable at 0.01. 5 -A negative relationship was found between urban openness, exposure and benefits of health knowledge resources as independent variables and family health knowledge level of respondents as a dependent variable at 0.01. 6 - A significant relationship was found between family income ,number of household instruments, husband educational statue , husband's job as independent variables and family health practices level of respondents as a dependent variable at 0.05 7- A significant relationship was found between family type, exposure and benefits of health knowledge resources as independent variables and family health practices level of respondents as dependent variable at 0.01 8- A negative relationship was found between overcrowding housing as an independent variable and family health practices level of respondents as dependent variable at 0.01 | ||||
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