KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NEWBORN DANGER SIGNS AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS

Author Name: *Ms. AbhilashaSaha, **Ms. ChanakTrikhatri, ***Ms. JyotiDahal

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: NEPAL

DOI NO.: NA, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-25662434/

Affiliation:

1. Associate Prof. Pediatric Nursing, National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
2. Lecturer Advance Adult Health Nursing, National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
3. Registered Nurse, Hospital for Advance Medicine & Surgery, Kathmandu, Nepal
   E-mail:mukeshabhilasha@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The Transition from intrauterine to extra uterine life is dramatic and physiological alteration in the newborn occurs to ensure their survival. Newborn are at high risk of developing illness and the knowledge of mothers regarding the Newborn danger sign highly affects the survival of Newborn. The objective of the study was to find out the level of Knowledge of Antenatal mothers regarding Newborn danger signs. A descriptive cross sectional study design was adopted to conduct the study. 127 Antenatal mothers were selected by using Non- Random Sampling Technique. i.e. Purposive Sampling Technique from Gynecological and Obstetrical Out-patient department of National Medical College Teaching Hospital Birgunj. Data collected on daily basis for two weeks 16-29 September 2018 through structured Interview schedule. The obtained data entered in epidata version 3.1 and then exported to SPSS version 20. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The study findings revealed that majority 52.8% of respondents had poor knowledge regarding Newborn danger signs and only 47.2% had good knowledge regarding the danger signs. The findings also reveals that there was statistically significant association between educational status of Antenatal mothers and their knowledge regarding newborn danger signs as the p value was 0.001 and also Statistically significant association between antenatal visits and knowledge level of Antenatal mothers as the p value was 0.000. The study concluded that majority of Antenatal mothers interviewed had poor knowledge regarding newborn danger signs. Though it was found that majority of the mothers had previously heard about the Newborn danger signs mostly from the health professionals but still their knowledge regarding newborn danger sign was poor and there was a existing gap in knowledge regarding neonatal danger signs among the Antenatal mothers. This needs to increase educational efforts focusing on early identification of Newborn danger sign aimed for all pregnant mothers by the health care professionals.

Key words: New-born Danger Signs, knowledge, Antenatal mothers