Assessment of Mothers' Interpretation and Care of their Infants Crying | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 57, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Pages 788-797 PDF (276.91 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.234459 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nayera A. Helal1; Wafaa E. Ouda2; Salma E. Hassen3 | ||
| 1Master student | ||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 3Professor and Head of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Infant crying plays an important in ensuring the survival, health, and development of the child. Aim: This study aims to assess mothers’ interpretation and care of their infants' crying. Research design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: The study was carried out at Ash-moon Health Office in Menofia Governorate. Subjects: A purposive sample which included 200 mothers who attended in the previously mentioned setting for a six months period for children' care services such as vaccination and receiving artificial milk. Tools: Two tools were used: First tool, pre-designed interview questionnaire sheet: It was used to assess studied mothers' knowledge regarding interpretation of infants' crying. Second tool, observational checklist: It was used to assess reported mothers' practice regarding care of infants' crying. Results: More than one third of infants were on artificial feeding and more than half of mothers visited the health office for receiving industrial milk. Almost three quarter of studied mothers had poor knowledge about interpretation of their infants’ crying and had inadequate total reported practice about care of their infants’ crying. There was positive correlation between mothers’ total knowledge and their total reported practice regarding interpretation and care of their infants' crying. Conclusion: In light of the study results, it can be concluded that, almost three quarter of the studied mothers had poor total knowledge and inadequate total reported practice regarding the interpretation and care of their infants’ crying. Recommendations: Provide nursing education for mothers at Health Offices to improve their knowledge about infant crying, interpretation and maternal care of infant crying. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Infant crying; Mothers’ knowledge; Interpretation; Care | ||
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