ASSESSMENT OF MOTHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICESABOUT THE PREVENTION OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2021, Page 115-130 PDF (661.81 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2021.179808 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Eman Mohamed1; Fawzia Abusaad1; Osama El-agamy2 | ||||
| 1Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Faculty of medicine, kafrelsheikh University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a common cause of infant mortality below one year, and its causes remain unknown. However, simple protective practices in infant sleep and sleep environment can dramatically reduce its incidence. Aim: Assess the mothers’ knowledge and practices for the prevention of SIDS. Method:Descriptive research was conducted in postnatal department at general hospital in Kafrelsheikh city, Egypt, on 180 newly delivered mothers, free from eclampsia, chronic diseases and a delivered baby didn’t have health problem as neonatal jaundice or respiratory distress syndrome. Interview questionnaire sheet was used to collect data about characteristics of mothers and their infant; mothers’ knowledge and practices about SIDS. Results:More than three-quarters of mothers (85.00%) had poor knowledge level comared to only 10.6% and 4.4% of them had average and good knowledge level about SIDS. Besides, about half of the studied mothers (44.4%) were unsatisfactory about SIDS. Conclusion: More than three-quarters of the mothers didn’t hear about SIDS and had poor knowledge level about SIDS. In addition, about half of the mothers demonstrated an unsatisfactory practice level about SIDS prevention. Furthermore, there was a significant positive correlation between the studied mothers’ total score of knowledge and reported practicesRecommendation: A regular health education program should be done by a pediatric nurse in the neonatal care unit and on every health visit for the infant in his first year for improving the newly delivered mothers’ knowledge and practices regarding SIDS prevention and safe sleep < br />recommendations. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Educational program; knowledge; mother; safe sleep practice recommendation for SIDS prevention; sudden infant death syndrome | ||||
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