Effectiveness of Comprehensive Intervention Package on pregnant Women's Perception regarding Selected Aspects of Safe Motherhood | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 82, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2021, Page 1348-1369 PDF (1.72 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.180371 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amal Talaat Abd El-Wahed El Sarkawy1; Ola Abdel-Wahab Afifi Araby2; Fatma Kamal Ali2 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Maternity and Gynecological Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Obstetrics and Woman's Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: knowledge and attitude about safe motherhood practices could help not only to reduce pregnancy related health risks but also helps in improving maternal and child health. Aim: of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of comprehensive intervention package on pregnant women's perception regarding selected aspects of safe motherhood. Design: A quasi- experimental design was utilized. Sample: A purposive sample of (154 pregnant women) (One Group Pre-test Post-test design). Setting: The research was carried out in obstetrics & gynecology outpatient clinic at Benha university hospital. Tools: Data were collected through three main tools: A self-administered questionnaire to assess women's socio-demographic characteristics and obstetrical history, maternal knowledge questionnaire, modified likert scale to assess women's attitude. Results: showed that the mean age of studied sample 22.9±6.87 years. There was improvement with a highly statistically significant difference observed in women's knowledge and attitude regarding all aspect of safe motherhood at post-intervention phase compared with pre- intervention phase (p < 0.001). A highly statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge and total attitude regarding safe motherhood at pre-intervention phase (P≤ 0.001). While, there was a significant positive correlation between total knowledge and total attitude regarding safe motherhood at post-intervention phase (P≤ 0.05). Conclusion: The research concluded that research hypothesis is supported and the implementation of comprehensive intervention package succeeded in and had a considerable improvement in the knowledge and attitude regarding different aspects of safe motherhood among pregnant women. Recommendation: Applying educational intervention to improve women's perception about safe motherhood practices in different maternity health services to prevent further maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Comprehensive Intervention Package; Women's Perception; Safe Motherhood | ||||
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