A Health Education Program for Mothers to Prevent Burn in Early Childhood | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 141, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 957-964 PDF (414.31 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.280190 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Hagar Marzouk Abo El Enin Elsayed; Sahar Ahmad Shafik  ; Mayada Taha Sabea
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| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Burn is considered one of the most dangerous domestic home injuries in early childhood stage that causes different harmful effects. Objective: The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of health education program for mothers to prevent burn in early childhood. Subjects and methods: Design:A quasi experimental design was conducted. Setting: The study was conducted at Maternal and Child Health Center in Menouf City. Sample: Convenience sample of 167 mothers from the previously mentioned Maternal and Child Health Center. Tools:Structured interview questionnaire composed of three parts; mothers demographic Characteristics, mothers’ knowledge about burn, andmothers’ reported practices to prevent burn at early childhood. Results: Before program implementation about 60% of mothers had poor knowledge score about burns. On the other hand, 90% of mothers have good knowledge score at immediate post health education program implementation (P= 0.001). Only 30% of mothers reported done practice before program, and improved to 70% after the health educational program (P= 0.001). Conclusion: Continuous health educational programs for mothers to enhance their knowledge and practice about burn prevention are needed. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Health Education Program; Mothers; Burn; Early childhood | ||||
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