scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF KANGAROO MOTHER CARE AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF HARARI REGION, HARAR, ETHIOPIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
Arif Hussen Jamie
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Kangaroo Mother Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a method was invented by Dr. Rey in 1978 and developed by Dr. Martinez and Dr. Navarrete until 1994. It is holding a small nappy neonate in skin to skin contact, prone and upright on the maternal chest. At first it was developed to alleviate overcrowding, and insufficient resources in neonatal intensive care units. But today it is formally approved by WHO.Objective: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of Kangaroo mother care among postnatal mothers in a tertiary care center of Harari region, Harar, Ethiopia, 2020.Method: An institution based cross-sectional study method was conducted in Hiwot-Fana Specialized Referral Hospital in Harar town. Sample size was calculated by using single population proportion sample formula and the final sample size was 166. The study subject was selected by using consecutive sampling method, and adopted data collection tool was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive analyses were performed and bivariate analyses were used to find out the association of independent variables.Results: There was 82.53% of mothers had good knowledge, 82.53% had positive attitude towards KMC, 32.12% practiced KMC correctly. The participants also reported the benefits of KMC, such as protection from infection, warmth to the baby, exclusive breast feeding, weight gain and growth, early discharge from hospital, safety and love.Conclusion: The finding of this study showed that there was a clear gap in knowledge and practice. Therefore, it is very important to have health education sessions during ANC follow-up on KMC. A qualitative research to explore temporal relationship is also recommended.

scholarly journals Study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Kangaroo mother care among post-natal mothers in a tertiary care centre of Mangalore, Karnataka, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 999
Author(s):  
Paras Gulati ◽  
Sinchana Bhat ◽  
Roshan Maben ◽  
Santhosh T. Soans
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Kangaroo Mother Care ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a practical low-cost intervention which is very cost effective in developing countries for babies weighing less than 2500g. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of post-natal mothers of LBW babies after giving a teaching session by trained personnel in a tertiary care center in Karnataka.Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study of 90 mothers whose neonates were weighing less than 2.5kg from May to October 2018.Mothers were interviewed at enrolment and were assessed about their knowledge and were oriented on its practice.Results: At recruitment (95.5%) mothers did not know about KMC.80% of mothers followed in first sitting and 86.6% of the mothers felt photo exhibition was better than verbal.96.6% of mothers thought KMC is beneficial and it was believed that other family members can even provide KMC.Conclusions: Maternal knowledge was low before now they are happily practicing KMC in hospital and thereafter at home.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of kangaroo mother care among mothers in the neonatal wards of a tertiary care center

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olubukola Olawuyi ◽  
Beatrice Nkolika Ezenwa ◽  
Iretiola Bamikeolu Fajolu ◽  
Mercy Onwuama ◽  
Chinyere Veronica Ezeaka
Keyword(s):  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Kangaroo Mother Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of post-natal exercises among post-natal women from a tertiary care centre, South India

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1366
Author(s):  
Raja Sundaramurthy ◽  
Sasikala Kathiresan ◽  
Sriandaal Venkateshvaran ◽  
Surya Kannan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Stressful puerperal period and its complications can be prevented by adequate care, proper diet and exercises. Though studies have indicated post-natal exercises (PNE) is helpful in reducing the effect of perineal muscle weakness, many women are unaware of its full benefits. This study is planned to know the knowledge, attitude and practice of PNE in post-natal mothers.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in department of obstetrics and gynecology for 3 months (November 2019 to January 2020). 160 post-natal women were enrolled with convenient sampling. Structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic and obstetric details, source of information, knowledge, attitude and practice of PNE.Results: A total 58.8% of this study participants revealed health care professions were the commonest source of information. More than half of them had adequate knowledge but still many were not aware of full benefits of PNE as only 3-5% aware of other benefits like prevention of urinary incontinence. 98.8% of the women’s felt PNE is essential and 62.5% felt household work hinder them doing. 92.5% said they will emphasize the importance of PNE to others. No significant correlation found between socio-demographic characters and knowledge, attitude and practice of PNE.Conclusions: Though most of the study population had adequate knowledge and positive attitude, household activities were the commonest barrier in doing PNE. Educating and creating awareness among family members is essential to improve the adherence. Continuing influence by health care workers during antenatal and postnatal period will be the key for improving adherence.

scholarly journals Study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Kangaroo mother care among post-natal mothers in a tertiary care centre of North Kerala, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 992
Author(s):  
Urmila K. V. ◽  
Ravikumar . ◽  
Usha Karunakaran
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Kangaroo Mother Care ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices

Background: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a practical low-cost intervention which is very cost effective in developing countries for babies weighing less than 2500 g. This study is aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices about KMC in the post-natal mothers of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm babies before and after a teaching session by a trained staff in a tertiary care center in North KeralaMethods: A cross sectional descriptive study of 201 mothers whose neonates were admitted in Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of tertiary care centre from June 2014 to June 2015. Mothers were interviewed at enrolment to assess their knowledge of KMC and were then oriented on its practice. Data about their perceptions, attitudes and practices of KMC were recorded before they were discharged from the hospital.Results: At recruitment (95.4%) mothers didn’t know about KMC. 80% of mothers could follow the verbal instructions in first sitting. 92.8% of mothers reflected photo exhibition would have been better than verbal explanation, 91.8% of mothers thought that KMC is beneficial for their babies and 89% thought that it was beneficial for them too. At discharge 99% were willing to continue KMC at home with 93.1% willing to practice at night. 100% would recommend KMC to other mothers. All of them were practicing intermittent KMC and believed that other family members especially grandmothers could also be KMC providers as well.Conclusions: Maternal knowledge of KMC was low before enrolment, but after initiation mothers were happily practicing KMC in hospital with assurance to continue same from home and involve other family members in KMC care.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice towards contraception among medical students in a tertiary care center of coastal Karnataka, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-198
Author(s):  
Pranadeep Reddy Inukollu ◽  
Divya Solipuram ◽  
Anna Sunny ◽  
Aravind Kothagadi ◽  
Deeksha Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Contraceptive Pills ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

High rates of unplanned pregnancies are due to continued gaps in awareness and access to contraception. An exemplary health care infrastructure would play a major role in resolving this issue. To investigate knowledge, attitude and practice towards contraception among medical students in a tertiary care center of Karnataka. A cross-sectional study was conducted including 100 undergraduate medical students during September 2018 to February 2019 using predesigned questionnaire on contraception and analyzed using percentages. Nearly 93% of students chose condom as best way to prevent sexually transmitted infections and 47% chose emergency contraceptive pills as risk factor for ectopic pregnancy. Failure rates of natural methods was 20-25% according to 33% of the students. Majority of participants believed that both sexes have equal responsibility for contraception and chose intrauterine contraceptive devices as best contraception for nulliparous women. Oral contraceptive pills had least failure rates as per 70% of the subjects compared to diaphragm, condom or natural methods. Irregular bleeding was considered as most common side effect of oral contraceptives by half of participants while 91% thought condoms were best for couples who were not regularly sexually active. Around 84% of undergraduates preferred to consult a doctor for contraceptive advice and were comfortable discussing contraception with partner. Overall, students had reasonably good knowledge on contraception. Similar studies in future would pave the way for upgrading current health curriculum to strengthen knowledge base of future clinicians.

scholarly journals Study on cervical cancer screening amongst nurses

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astha Srivastava ◽  
Bindiya Gupta ◽  
Vikas Lakha ◽  
Shilpa Singh
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective: To study the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses at tertiary centre regarding cervical cancer screening. Material and Methods: Validated questionnaire was circulated amongst staff nurses at tertiary care centre after taking informed consent. Results and Discussion: Cancer of cervix is the most common genital tract malignancy in female and it is ranked second to breast cancer. It has a positive association with HPV infection. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality have declined substantially following introduction of screening programmes. This present study investigated the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses at GTB Hospital towards cervical cancer risk factors, sign & symptoms and screening as they are important health professionals. In our study, the results showed that 99% of respondents were aware of Pap smear as screening programme and about 60-70% were aware of HPV as positive organism, but most of them never had a Pap smear done before. Majority of them did not know VIA, VILI and colposcopy as screening techniques. Conclusion: It may thus be recommended that institutions should periodically organize seminars and training for health personnel especially the nurses which form a group of professionals that should give health education to women about cervical cancer.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude & Practice Among Psoriasis Patients in India Towards Teledermatology During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-13
Author(s):  
Archana Mavoori ◽  
Sudha Bala ◽  
Rajiv Kumar Bandaru ◽  
Aruna Kumari Yerra
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic has imposed upon the entire community norms of social distancing and home quarantine. Follow up consultations in these times can be made through teledermatology through smart phones. Success of this technology in these hours of crisis depends upon the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of patients towards teledermatology. Follow up consultations done through teleconsultations will decrease risk of exposure to COVID-19 among psoriasis patients who need frequent follow ups. Aim: The main objective of this study is to assess the awareness, knowledge, attitude and practice of teledermatology through teledermatology among psoriasis patients at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey, from Psoriasis Clinic registry maintained in the outpatient department of DVL of a tertiary care teaching hospital in India is conducted. A pre-validated self-administered questionnaire is used for the survey to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of teledermatology. Analysis will be done as per study objectives using descriptive statistics for quantitative data and content analysis for qualitative data. Results: Out of 150 patients, 87(58%) were males and females were 63(42%). Most common age group to participate in the study was 36-45 years- 43(28.7%). Majority of participants were educated up to –graduate 53(35.3%). Males had higher knowledge and attitude scores compared to females. Most of the patients found using teleconsutations easy and convenient. Conclusion: Teledermatology is the need of the hour to be implemented in these hours of COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Prevalence of non-infectious dermatoses in patients attending a tertiary care center in Rajasthan

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Bhagirath Singh ◽  
Indira Subhadarshini Paul
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pigmentary Disorders ◽  
Protozoal Infection

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Pediatric dermatoses require a separate view from adult dermatoses as there are important differences in clinical presentation, treatment and prognosis. There is very little epidemiological study available on non-infectious childhood dermatoses in India. The aims of the study were to find the prevalence, clinical profile and various etiological factors associated with childhood non-infectious dermatoses and to determine the prevalence of most common non-infectious childhood dermatoses.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This cross-sectional observational study conducted at tertiary care centre in Rajasthan, India. Children with age 13 years and below with clinical evidence of cutaneous disorders were studied. Parents who have not given consent for the study, acutely ill children, Children having infectious dermatoses (bacterial, fungal, viral, arthropods, parasitic and protozoal infection) were excluded from the study.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 232 cases were studied which showed a female preponderance of 55.60%. Most of the skin diseases were seen in the 5 to 13 years (school children) age group. The most common dermatoses was eczematous (36.63%), among eczema atopic diathesis was the commonest (17;20%) followed by hypersensitivity dermatoses (21.12%), genetic disorders (13.36%), disorders of genetic disorders (7.4%), sweat gland disorders (8.18%), pigmentary disorders (4.31%), papulo squamous disorders (4.74%), Nevi (6.46%).</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Eczematous dermatoses were the most commonly noted in the study, followed by hypersensitivity dermatoses. Atopic diathesis was the commonest endogenous eczemas. Acne, insect bite reaction and miliaria were the other common dermatoses. There was no significant association of various dermatoses with systemic diseases in the study.</p>

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