Assessment of Mothers' Knowledge and Practice about Kangaroo Mother Care on Weight Gain of Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units | ||||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 72-85 PDF (373.37 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.140270.1027 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Fatma Elsayed Ragab  
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| Faculty of nursing _Bani suif university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Kangaroo care is one of the nursing practices with medical provision that can meet the important physical and emotional needs of the preterm such as warmth, stimulation, parental attachment, breast-feeding and safety. This study aimed to: assess the mothers' knowledge and practices about kangaroo mother care on weight gain of premature neonates in neonatal intensive care units. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in the current study. Setting: This study was conducted at neonatal intensive care unit in Beni Suef University Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample of 50 mothers accompanying their premature infants. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used: tool (1) Interviewing questionnaire (characteristics of the mothers & the premature infants), tool (2) Knowledge of the mothers about kangaroo mother care technique, tool (3) Checklist of reported practices (of the studied mother). Results: More than three quarters of the studied mothers had unsatisfied knowledge about Kangaroo Mother Care while about two thirds of them had insufficient practices; there was highly statistical significant positive correlation between studied mothers total knowledge level and total reported practices level. Conclusion: The studied mothers had deficit knowledge and poor level of practice about Kangaroo Mother Care. Recommendation: A periodical educational program to improve the mothers' knowledge and practice about Kangaroo Mother Care. Keywords: Educational program, Mothers knowledge, Practices, kangaroo mother care. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Educational program; Mothers knowledge; Practices; kangaroo mother care | ||||
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