Mothers' Knowledge, Practice, and Home-Based Management Regarding Prevention of Helicobacter Pylori in Barout Village at Beni-Suef Governorate | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 14, Issue 3, September 2023, Page 513-525 PDF (1.32 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.318442 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mona Hamdy Taha Abd El- Gwad1; Eman Mohamed El- Sherbieny2; Laila Awdian Ali3 | ||||
| 1B.SC. Nursing - Beni-Suef University | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Beni-Suef University, | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Beni-Suef University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Helicobacter pylori infection invariably causes active chronic gastritis. Aim of the study: to assess mothers' knowledge, practice, and home-based management regarding the prevention of helicobacter pylori in Barout, Beni-Suef. Research design: A descriptive design was utilized to achieve the aim of the current study. Sample: A convenient sample composed of all mothers attending the Mother and Child Health Center in Barout Village in Beni-Suef Governorate. Tool of data collection: Tool (I) Part (I): Mothers' demographic characteristics, Part (II) Knowledge questionnaire for mothers Part (III): mothers reported practices regarding the prevention of H. pylori. Results: The findings of this study revealed that 37.7% of studied mothers had poor knowledge levels and 80.3% of them had unsatisfactory home-based practices regarding H. Pylori Infection. Also a statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge and home-based practice of the studied mothers. Conclusion: Mothers' knowledge, and home-based management practices regarding the prevention of helicobacter pylori in Barout village at Beni-Suef governorate need to improve. Recommendation: Regular training programs to attend women in Mother and Child Health Center to improve their knowledge and home-based management practices regarding the prevention of Helicobacter Pylori which can reduce the morbidity of the disease. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Helicobacter Pylori; Home Based Management; Mothers' Knowledge; Mothers' Practice | ||||
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