Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Saudi Parents towards Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ) : A Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Majed S. Aljuaeed, Laila Seada, Rawan Y. Alahmadi, Norah M. Alfouwais, Ahmed Abdullah Saleh Alenazi, Ahmed Abdulaziz AlAssiri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine. 70:1586-1594 |
| ISSN: | 2090-7125 1687-2002 |
| DOI: | 10.12816/0044688 |
| Popis: | Background: Neonatal jaundice occurs worldwide and contributes significantly to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Recently, newborns are being discharged early from hospitals, so parents have the primary responsibility for early recognition, appropriate response and seeking proper treatment. Objectives: To assess parents’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards NNJ in different regions in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving 4413 expectant parents during July- September 2017 had been performed. A self-administered questionnaire was created to obtain respondents information. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the answers of participants in the study. Comparing the answers to different questions within different groups was done using Pearson chi-square test. Statistical significance was set at p =< 0.01 and analysis was performed using IBM SPSS statistics, version 23 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). Results: Out of 4413 participants, females were (79.4%) while (20.6%) were males. Participants were from all regions of Saudi Arabia, with the highest percentage from central region (29.5%), most of them lived in cities (89.6%). Age group 20-30 years constituted (46.6%), and age above 50 years was 4.5% (p= |
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