Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida Women
ABSTRACT Objective: Neonatal jaundice is characterized by a yellowish coloration of the skin and sclera of newborn infants and elevated serum bilirubin levels. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the knowledge, practices and attitudes of primigravidas in Diyala province of Iraq regarding neonata...
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| author | Murtadha H. Ali Ali J. Shareef Jalil İbrahim Al-ezzi |
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Objective: Neonatal jaundice is characterized by a yellowish coloration of the skin and sclera of newborn infants and elevated serum bilirubin levels.
In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the knowledge, practices and attitudes of primigravidas in Diyala province of Iraq regarding neonatal jaundice.
Material and Methods: A questionnaire was applied to 165 women who were primigravidas between January 1, 2022 and March 31, 2022 in hospitals and health centers to evaluate their knowledge, practices and attitudes about neonatal jaundice.
Results: Although 71.4% of the women knew the two signs of neonatal jaundice, 78.8% of them did not know any of the dangerous signs of neonatal jaundice. 28.4% of women knew that there are two effective treatment methods for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. 57.6% of the women were not aware of any of the severe complications of neonatal jaundice.
Conclusion: Most of the primigravida in this study decided to visit physicians when their babies have jaundice without using traditional treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7896075a98bf4a61a4b1317ed83e01cc2023-09-14T08:47:58ZengSelçuk UniversityGenel Tıp Dergisi2602-37412022-10-0132553053310.54005/geneltip.1142356154Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida WomenMurtadha H. Ali0Ali J. Shareef1Jalil İbrahim Al-ezzi2University of Diyala /College of MedicineAl Batool Teaching HospitalUniversity of Diyala /College of MedicineABSTRACT Objective: Neonatal jaundice is characterized by a yellowish coloration of the skin and sclera of newborn infants and elevated serum bilirubin levels. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the knowledge, practices and attitudes of primigravidas in Diyala province of Iraq regarding neonatal jaundice. Material and Methods: A questionnaire was applied to 165 women who were primigravidas between January 1, 2022 and March 31, 2022 in hospitals and health centers to evaluate their knowledge, practices and attitudes about neonatal jaundice. Results: Although 71.4% of the women knew the two signs of neonatal jaundice, 78.8% of them did not know any of the dangerous signs of neonatal jaundice. 28.4% of women knew that there are two effective treatment methods for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. 57.6% of the women were not aware of any of the severe complications of neonatal jaundice. Conclusion: Most of the primigravida in this study decided to visit physicians when their babies have jaundice without using traditional treatment.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2532582yenidoğan sarılığıbilgiuygulamatutumlarneonatal jaundiceknowledgepracticeand attitudes |
| spellingShingle | Murtadha H. Ali Ali J. Shareef Jalil İbrahim Al-ezzi Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida Women Genel Tıp Dergisi yenidoğan sarılığı bilgi uygulama tutumlar neonatal jaundice knowledge practice and attitudes |
| title | Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida Women |
| title_full | Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida Women |
| title_fullStr | Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida Women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida Women |
| title_short | Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida Women |
| title_sort | neonatal jaundice knowledge practice and attitude among primigravida women |
| topic | yenidoğan sarılığı bilgi uygulama tutumlar neonatal jaundice knowledge practice and attitudes |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2532582 |
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