Effect of Supportive Guidelines on Knowledge and Self-care Practices among Working and Non-Working Pregnant Women about Climate Change | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 16, Volume 13, Issue 51, May 2025, Pages 164-173 PDF (652.37 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.364310.2025 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Magda Fawzy Hasab Allah Youssef1; Asmaa A. Ibrahim2; Shaimaa M. Goda2; Aya M. Abdelhafez* 3 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Maternity & Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Lecturer of Maternity, Gynecological and Obstetric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Climate change was universally recognized as an important challenge for pregnant women. It poses the greatest threat to public health in the twenty-first century which expose the pregnant women and their developing fetuses at serious risk. Aim: To evaluate the effect of supportive guidelines on knowledge and self-care practices among working and non-working pregnant women about climate change. Methods: A pre-post quasi-experimental design was conducted. Sample constituted of 384 working and non-working pregnant women recruited through a purposive sample from the antenatal clinic of the Woman's Health Hospital, Assiut University, Egypt. Data were collected using three tools; an interview questionnaire, knowledge, and reported practices of the pregnant women about climate change. Results: The study revealed that the mean knowledge and practices scores increased significantly after giving supportive educational guidelines (6.24 ± 2.18 & 10.64 ± 2.15) respectively. Additionally, working pregnant women had higher scores of knowledge than non-working. Conclusion: The supportive educational guidelines had a positive effect on climate change knowledge and self-care practices of working and non-working pregnant women. Recommendation: Encourage the use of mass media to improve health awareness about climate change and how it affects the health of pregnant women and their fetuses. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Climate Change; Knowledge; Self-Care Practices; Supportive Guidelines; Pregnant Women & Working; Non-Working | ||
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