Neonatal Jaundice: Perception of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest, Nigeria
| Autor: | Fatunla Odunayo Adebukola, Omoyajowo Adefunke Christianah, Ajite Adebukola Bidemi, Olatunya Oladele Simeon, Ogundare Ezra Olatunde, Oluwayemi Isaac Oludare, Taiwo Adekunle Bamidele, Babatola Adefunke Olarinre, Adeniyi Adewuyi Temidayo, Agaja Oyinkansola Tolulope |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Good attitude Reproductive age Early death perception Pediatrics Danger sign Awareness campaign 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Perception Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Antenatal clinic business.industry Pregnant women lcsh:RJ1-570 Maternal Newborn and Child Morbidity and Mortality lcsh:Pediatrics Jaundice Mental handicap Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Original Article Neonatal jaundice medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Global Pediatric Health Global Pediatric Health, Vol 7 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2333-794X |
| Popis: | Background: Severe neonatal jaundice (NNJ) remains a leading cause of preventable brain damage, mental handicap, physical disabilities, and early death among infants. Methods: Using a descriptive cross-sectional study design, information was gathered using a structured, pretested questionnaire from 518 pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic at a tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria. Results: Most (77%) of the respondents have heard about NNJ prior the survey. Most respondents (69.5%) demonstrated poor knowledge of the causes of NNJ. The majority, 98.4% had good attitude toward treatment of NNJ. Most respondents (72.1%) demonstrated poor knowledge of the correct treatment of NNJ. A quarter of the respondents knew no danger sign of NNJ. Conclusion: There is serious knowledge gap among the respondents about the causes, treatment, dangers signs and complications of NNJ. There is need for increased awareness campaign using every available means of reaching women of reproductive age group to reduce the consequences of this common neonatal problem. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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