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Alzahrani, Abdulbari Ahmed B., Fardan, Zeinh Hussein, Alqahtani, Mozoon Mohammed S., Asiri, Ameerah Mohammed J., Al Kzman, Ali Ayidh Falah, Alshahrani, Shabnan falah shabnan, Al Ahmree, Abdullah Oudah, Almarir, Azza Mofareh O., Alsaeedi, Manar Ahmed, Alotayfi, Bushra Mohammed Ahmed |
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Bahrain Medical Bulletin; Dec2021, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p728-731, 4p |
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Introduction: The neonatal stage usually refers to the first four weeks (28 days) of a baby's life and is considered the most precarious phase of an infant's life. The World Health Organization (WHO) factsheet states that in 2018 globally, 5.3 million of under-five children death occurred, of which nearly half (2.5 million) died in the first 28 days of life, i.e., 7000 neonatal deaths every day. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected by the purposely constructed questionnaire. A questionnaire composed of the demographic items and items related to the awareness and knowledge about the Knowledge level of neonatal danger signs among Mothers. A questionnaire was constructed after the series of discussions between the panel of experts this panel was composed of a subject specialist, researcher, language expert. Results: Out of 850 patients 11.3% were only health professionals, 68.7% were bachelors, while 21.1% have secondary school education, only 6.0% have university level education, regarding maternal age 46.6% have more than 30 years of age. Conclusion: Despite the fact that the participants had a lot of experience with neonatal danger signs, the proportion of mothers and caregivers who recognize at least three of them is still low in this community-based study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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