Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of death among children under five years of age. Pneumonia deaths could be prevented if mothers recognized the dangerous signs and sought appropriate treatment promptly. Aim: The current study aimed to; explore mothers’ knowledge regarding care of children having pneumonia under five years. Subject and Methods : Descriptive e xp loratory research design was utilized. The convenient sample for 125 mothers of children who under five years with pneumonia and not companied with congenital heart diseases admitted in pediatric medical units at Minia University Hospital for Obstetrics and Pediatrics . The required data was collected through structured interview questionnaire which developed by the research investigator to assess mother's knowledge regarding care of children with pneumonia. Results:Apparently,77 .6% of the mothers in the current study had satisfactory level of knowledge about pneumonia while, 22. 4% had unsatisfactory level. The majority (82.4%) of the mothers had satisfactory level of total knowledge regarding care of children having pneumonia. It was found that, the mothers’ educational level had a significant positive correlation with mothers’ total knowledge about pneumonia. Conclusion: It was concluded that the highest percentage of the mothers had satisfactory level of total knowledge regarding care of children having pneumonia. Urban and employed mothers had satisfactory level of knowledge rather than the younger, rural and housewife mothers. Recommendations: Pediatric nurses should educate mothers about dangerous signs of pneumonia, ways of prevention and the importance of early medical seeking of disease.
M. Sayed, Y., A. Mohamed, S., F. Mahmoud, N., & M. Ahmed, S. (2015). Mothers's Knowledge Regarding Care of Children Having Pneumonia Under Five Years. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 6(4), 193-210. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.211228
MLA
Yahia M. Sayed; Soheir A. Mohamed; Nagla F. Mahmoud; Sanaa M. Ahmed. "Mothers's Knowledge Regarding Care of Children Having Pneumonia Under Five Years". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 6, 4, 2015, 193-210. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.211228
HARVARD
M. Sayed, Y., A. Mohamed, S., F. Mahmoud, N., M. Ahmed, S. (2015). 'Mothers's Knowledge Regarding Care of Children Having Pneumonia Under Five Years', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 6(4), pp. 193-210. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.211228
VANCOUVER
M. Sayed, Y., A. Mohamed, S., F. Mahmoud, N., M. Ahmed, S. Mothers's Knowledge Regarding Care of Children Having Pneumonia Under Five Years. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2015; 6(4): 193-210. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.211228
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