Effect of prenatal Educational program on Knowledge and Self Care Practices Regarding Prevention of Breast Problems among Lactating Primiparous Women | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 128-148 PDF (518.64 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2023.285345 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman Youssif Ali Awad1; Faiza Mohamed EL-Said2; Samar Ahmed Maklad3 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Lecturer of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturers of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Breast feeding problems are one of the common postpartum problems that occur especially among primpara women. Aim: is to evaluate effect of prenatal educational program on knowledge and self-care practices regarding prevention of breast problems among lactating primiparous women. Design: a quasi-experimental research design (one group pre-test, post-test) was employed. Setting: This study was carried up at Tanta University Hospitals' obstetrics outpatient clinic and two MCH centers (Botros and Embaby centers) in Tanta City, Gharbia Governorate. Subjects: Purposive sample comprised of (100) primipara women during third trimester, intended to breastfeed their infants, free from any breast problems and accepting to participate in the study. Tools: For this study's data collection, three instruments were used: Tool I: A-self-administrative questionnaire which composed of two parts, part I: socio-demographic characteristics of the studied women, Reproductive history of the studied women, tool II: Knowledge assessment tool which composed of two parts, part I: knowledge of primipara women about breast feeding characteristics, primipara women's knowledge about breast feeding problems and tool III: women's self-care practices regarding prevention of breast problems. Results: The relationship between practices and knowledge was statistically significant (p 0.001*), More than one-third (37%) of the women studied had poor knowledge prior to intervention, but the majority (85%) had good knowledge after intervention. There was also a statistically significant positive correlation between the studied women's knowledge and their practices after the prenatal educational program. Conclusion: Following the implementation of prenatal educational program, scores of knowledge and self-care practices improved significantly. Recommendations: It can be recommended that creating antenatal educational programs for all primiparous women to improve their understanding of breast issues and self-care practices was required. | ||
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