Effectiveness of an Educational Program on Nurses-Midwives Knowledge about Preterm Labor in Maternity Hospitals at Baghdad City.

Autor: Obead, Bushra Thiab, Abbas, Iqbal Majeed
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology; Oct-Dec2021, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p3236-3245, 10p
Abstrakt: Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of the educational program on nurses-midwives knowledge concerning preterm labor and to identify the relationship between nurses-midwives knowledge and study variables. Methodology: A quasi-experimental design conducted on non-probability (purposive) sample of forty five nurses-midwives selected during period 17th October 2020 to 1st March 2021. The study is conducted at the four hospitals of Ministry of Health (Baghdad health directorate in Al-Karhk and Al-Risafa) sector. in obstetric wards and delivery room and neonatal Unit. The questionnaire form is consisted of two parts which included socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses-midwives and knowledge about preterm labor and birth. Reliability of the questionnaire was determined through internal consistency of correlation coefficient (R=0.807) and validity of content was determined through reviewing it by ten experts in different specialists was determined through pilot study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the date. Result: The result of study revealed that their (33.3%) of study sample their age was (26-30) years old with mean and standard deviation is (32.68 ± 8.31) years, and less of half of the study sample was graduated from midwifery secondary school, half of study sample were married, 46.7% of them had less than / equal to (5) years of experience in nursing and midwifery field. And (80%) of the them did not practices midwifery as a profession inherited, (78%) of them were working in Government Hospital only, (70%) of (Nurses-Midwives) were not practicing midwifery at midwife home, (91%) of them having knowledge about preterm labor from Practical experience and (30%) of them suffered from preterm labor during their fertile age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index