Knowledge and Practices of Breastfeeding Mothers regarding Protective Measures for their Neonates against COVID-19 | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 71, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Page 964-981 PDF (664.61 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.266520 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Sara Talaat Amer; Safy Salah Eldin Al-Rafay; Bothayna Nader Sadek; Hoda Ragab Mohamed | ||||
| Pediatrics Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Considering the benefits of breastfeeding and the role of breastfeeding in the transmission of COVID-19, the mother can continue breastfeeding, while applying the necessary protective measures. Aim: to assess knowledge and practices of breastfeeding mothers regarding protective measures for their neonates from COVID-19. Design: A descriptive correlational design. Subject: A convenient sample of 104 breastfeeding mothers and a purposive sample of their hospitalized neonates. Setting: The NICUs at Maternity and Gynecological Hospital and Children's Hospitals affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospital and Benha Specialized Pediatric Hospital affiliated to Ministry of Health and Population. Tools: (1) Interviewing Questionnaire contained 3 categories: Characteristics of the studied mothers, breastfeeding history of mothers, knowledge of mothers about COVID-19 & protective measures during breastfeeding, (2) Neonatal Medical Record included characteristics of the studied neonates (3) Observational Checklists regarding hand hygiene, wearing & removing face mask, respiratory hygiene, preventing coronavirus spread practices, breastfeeding practice and milk expression. Results: less than three quarters of studied mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding protective measures of COVID-19 and more than half of them had unsatisfactory practices regarding protecting their neonates from COVID19. Conclusion: Findings of present study concluded that there was a statistical significant relation between studied mothers' total knowledge and their education, age & job. Whereas, there was a statistical significant relation between their total practice and their educational level and there was a positive correlation between mothers' total knowledge and their total practice toward protective measures for their neonates against COVID-19. Recommendations: designing and implementing educational programs to improve mothers' knowledge and practices about protective measures of COVID-19 during breastfeeding their neonates. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID-19; Protective measures; Breastfeeding; Mothers; Knowledge; Practices; Neonates | ||||
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