Mothers' Awareness regarding Iron Deficiency Anemia among School Age Children: An Assessment study

Document Type : Original Article

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Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University

Abstract

Background: The anemic condition is commonly experienced in children globally. Lack of
essential iron in the body contributes to anemia that has been recognized to great challenges.
Thereby, adequate knowledge about the iron deficiency anemia and determine the weak point of
awareness of mothers ,This study aimed to assess mothers' awareness regarding iron deficiency anemia
among school age children. Design: A descriptive research. Subject: A purposive sample composed of
114 primary school students and their mothers. Tools: two tools, 1) A structured interviewing
questionnaire to assess mothers' knowledge and reported practice. 2) Awareness Scale to assess mothers'
awareness regarding iron deficiency anemia. Results: more than half of studied mothers were poor
knowledge and reported practice respectively. Also, less than half of mothers' were poor awareness.
Conclusion: There was a positive correlation between mothers' knowledge and mothers' awareness. The
study Recommendations: integration of nutrition education into health agencies.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 13, Issue 3
September 2022
Pages 749-759

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