Assessment of Mothers' Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes towards Animal Bites for their Children | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 32, Issue 1, February 2024, Pages 199-215 PDF (724.08 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.341019 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samah , Mohamed Abdelmonam Taha1; Sahar Mahmoud Elkhedr Abdelgawad2; Basma Mahmoud Abd Elhamid Dawood3 | ||
| 1Master student, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt Nursing specialist, Central Alsanta Hospital, Egypt | ||
| 2Prof. of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant Prof. Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt Assistant Prof. Pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Animal bites are common problems in children, with the majority of bites come from dogs and cats. One of the most important diseases transmitted by animal bites is rabies. Aim: the present study aimed to assess mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding animal bites for their children. Design A descriptive research design setting: Emergency Department of Al-Santa Central Hospital which is affiliated to Ministry of Health and Population. Subjects: A convenience sampling of all (300) mothers of children complaining of animal bites was recruited in the current study. Tools: Three tools were used, Tool I; Mothers’ knowledge regarding animal bites, Tool II; mothers’ reported practices regarding animal bites and Tool III; mothers' attitudes toward animal bites. Results: the majority of mothers (92,7%)had low level of total knowledge about animal bites. More than three quarters of the mothers (76,7%) their total practice was unsatisfactory and 77% of them had negative attitude regarding animal bites. Conclusion: mothers had low level of knowledge, unsatisfactory practice and negative attitude toward animal bites. Recommendation: Educational program should be conducted to mothers at Emergency department to enhance their knowledge, attitude and practice regarding prevention and caring of children with animal bites. | ||
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