Effect of Health Awareness Program on Rural Women Self- reported Practices Regarding Domestic Health Hazards | ||
| International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 29 July 2023 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2023.220273.1307 | ||
| Author | ||
| amani lotfy ahmed* | ||
| community health nursing department , faculty of nursing ,kafrelsheik university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| : Domestic health hazards are increasingly seen as a community health problem that could be prevented through increased awareness, proper practices and improvements in home environment. Aim : to evaluate the effect of health awareness program on rural women self- reported practices regarding domestic health hazards. Design: A quasi-experimental research design using pre/ post-test. Setting: This study was conducted at the maternal and child health care center in Sakha village, Kafr Elsheik governorate Subject: A convenient sample of (193) rural women. Tool: A structured interview questionnaire divided into 4 parts. Part(1): Socio-demographic Characteristics, Part(2): Women housing conditions, Part(3): Women’s Knowledge assessment regarding domestic health hazards, part(4): Women’s Self-Reported Practices regarding domestic hazards. Results: Reveals that the total good knowledge score level of the studied women regarding domestic health hazards increased from 10.9% in the preprogram to 73.1% in the post program, with a highly statistically significant difference (p < 0.000). There was a highly statistically significant improvement towards total women's domestic health hazards self-reported practices pre/post-program (25.9%, 88.1%), respectively at (P≤ 0.001).Conclusion : It could be inferred that the level of women's knowledge and practices regarding domestic health hazards was significantly improved after the implementation of the awareness program with a highly statistically significant difference. Recommendation: The findings of current study indicate that expanding awareness program to include low-income communities for improving their knowledge and practice toward domestic hazards. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Awareness; Practices; Domestic health Hazards & Rural women | ||
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