Awareness of Pregnant Women regarding iodine deficiency

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Instructor at Nursing institute in Qaliyubia.

2 Professor of Maternity & gynecological health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University.

3 Assistant Professor of Maternity & gynecological health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University

Abstract

Back ground: awareness of pregnant woman about iodine deficiency is a very important
issue since it cause a wide spectrum disorders include still birth, increase number of spontaneous
abortion, congenital abnormalities, and irreversible mental retardation to the fetus. Aim: To assess
pregnant woman's awareness regarding iodine deficiency. Subject and method: research design: a
descriptive study design was used. Subject: a purposive sample of 350 pregnant women was
recruited in the study. Setting: the study was conducted at outpatient antenatal clinic at Central
Touch Hospital, Qalyubia. Tool of data collection: include: 1-pregnant woman's general
characteristics tool. 2- pregnant woman's past and current medical and obstetric history tool. 3-
assessment pregnant woman's knowledge regarding iodine deficiency tool. Results: it revealed that
more than three quarters of the study sample had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding iodine
deficiency and about one quarter of them had satisfactory knowledge and there were a statistical
significant relation between studied sample demographic characteristics and their total level of
knowledge regarding iodine deficiency. Conclusion: The current study reveals that, more than three
quarters of the studied sample had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding iodine deficiency disorders
and about one quarter of them had satisfactory knowledge. Recommendations: Strategies should
include nutritional educational programs for pregnant women to improve their knowledge regarding
iodine deficiency.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 11, Issue 1
March 2020
Pages 1316-1327

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