Maternity Staff Nurses' Knowledge and Compliance for Protective Measures against Corona Virus | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 40, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 523-534 PDF (422.29 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.263004 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Neama Mahmoud Gouda1; Randa Mohamed Ebraheim2; Wafaa Gomaa Abd Allah3; Ehsan Shabaan Morad4 | ||
| 1Demonstrator in Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing/ El-Fayoum University. | ||
| 2Prof of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing/ Ain Shams University | ||
| 3Lecturer of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing/ Ain Shams University. | ||
| 4Lecturer of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing/ El- Fayoum University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) especially nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system and a skilled and healthy workforce is vital during a health crisis, such as the present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. So, studying nurses’ knowledge of COVID-19 and compliance with protective measures is necessary. Aim of the study: this study aimed to assess maternity staff nurses' knowledge and compliance for protective measures against coronavirus. Study design: A descriptive study design was used. Sample: Purposive sample of 76 maternity staff nurses was recruited from Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments, and Maternal child health centers based on certain inclusion criteria. Setting: The study was conducted at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of three governmental hospitals in El-Fayoum governorate, (Fayoum General Hospital, university hospital, and Itsa Central Hospital) and three from total five Maternal child health centers in El-Fayoum city ( El sheikh Hassan, El hadka, El sad el aaly). Two tools of data collection were used. I): Arabic structured interviewing questionnaire sheet and II) Maternity staff nurses' Compliance scale for protective measures against coronavirus. Result of the study indicated that 73.7% of maternity nurses had satisfactory knowledge of COVID-19 infection and only 35.5% of maternity nurses had compliance with protective measures against coronavirus. Conclusion: nearly three-quarters of maternity nurses had satisfactory knowledge of COVID-19 infection, and nearly two-thirds of maternity nurses hadn’t compliance with protective measures against coronavirus. Recommendation: Design and implement a motivational program for maternity staff nurses to promote their compliance with protective measures during the covid-19 pandemic. Also, recommend further research to study barriers to compliance with protective measures among maternity staff nurses during the covid-19 pandemic. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Maternity Staff Nurses; Knowledge; Compliance; Protective Measures; Coronavirus | ||
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