The impact of implementing a training program on nurses' performance regarding children immunization in primary health care settings at Kafr EL- Sheikh Governorate. | ||||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 27, Issue 2, June 2025, Page 130-145 PDF (321.44 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.429806 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Niema Hassan Awad* 1; Nazek Ibrahim Abd ElGhany2; Bahiga Hafez Dawod3; Rasha Abd El Hakim Abdo Yossef4; Houaida Anas El-wogoud Helal4; Ahalm Mahmoud Mahmoud5 | ||||
| 1Educator at technical Secondary school of Nursing Technical Secondary school of Nursing at kafr El Sheikh Governorate | ||||
| 2Professor Emeritus Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 3Professor Community Medicine &occupational Health ,Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||||
| 4Professor Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| 5Assistant Professor Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Immunization plays a pivotal role in protecting individuals and communities from preventable diseases. Through the administration of vaccines, the immune system is primed to recognize and fight off specific pathogens, thus preventing illness. Aim: To assess the actual performance of nurses in PHC settings at Kafr El Sheikh Governorate regarding children immunization. Also, to develop, implement & evaluate the impact of a training program about children immunization on the nurses’ knowledge and practice. Settings: The study was conducted in 17 primary health care settings affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Population at Kafr El Sheikh Governorate. Subject: All available nurses assigned to under five children vaccination in the previously selected PHC settings were included in the study. They accounted for 40 nurses. Tools: Two tools were developed by the researcher and utilized to collect the necessary data. The first tool was a structured interview schedule for nurses' knowledge regarding children immunization, it included two parts. The first part included the socio demographic and work-related data, and the second part was the nurses’ knowledge about immunization. The second tool was an observation checklist for assessing nurses’ skills regarding immunization. Results: There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the nurses’ knowledge about vaccination before the intervention and their practice in the vaccination session before intervention (r= 0.501, P= 0.001). Conclusion: According to the study's findings, nurses' knowledge improved after the training program compared to before Recommendations: Enhance legislative and regularity measures to improve immunization training program. Conduct comparative studies in different urban and rural regions to determine the defects and needs for training program to improve Nursing performance during vaccination. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Impact; Performance; Training program; Nurses' Knowledge; practice; children immunization | ||||
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