Acute infective conjunctivitis is a common worldwide eye disease; especially among children. The purpose of this study was to assess mothers’ knowledge and practices for their children with acute infective conjunctivitis. Design: A descriptive research design was used in the study. Setting: This study was conducted in Ophthalmic Outpatient Clinics at Benha Ophthalmic Hospital. The Sample: Simple random sample which included 25 % of children with acute infective conjunctivitis who accompanied with their mothers in the above mentioned setting. The total sample included 250 children. Instrument: An interview questionnaire was used to assess: Social characteristics of children, characteristics of mothers, mothers’ knowledge and practices regarding their children with acute infective conjunctivitis. Results: 68% of mother’s had poor total knowledge score, 14.8% of mother’s had satisfactory total practices scores regarding care of their children with acute infective conjunctivitis. Conclusion: there were a positive significant correlation between mothers’ total knowledge and practices scores regarding their children with acute infective conjunctivitis. Recommendation: Health educational program should be developed and implemented for mothers to improve and update them with the most current information about the disease and practices.
Abd El- Aziz, W., Abd EL-Aal, E., & Mahmoud, A. (2018). Mothers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding their Children with Acute Infective Conjunctivitis. Menoufia Nursing Journal, 3(1), 77-90. doi: 10.21608/menj.2018.150298
MLA
Wafaa H. Abd El- Aziz; Ebtisam M. Abd EL-Aal; Amina A. Mahmoud. "Mothers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding their Children with Acute Infective Conjunctivitis". Menoufia Nursing Journal, 3, 1, 2018, 77-90. doi: 10.21608/menj.2018.150298
HARVARD
Abd El- Aziz, W., Abd EL-Aal, E., Mahmoud, A. (2018). 'Mothers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding their Children with Acute Infective Conjunctivitis', Menoufia Nursing Journal, 3(1), pp. 77-90. doi: 10.21608/menj.2018.150298
VANCOUVER
Abd El- Aziz, W., Abd EL-Aal, E., Mahmoud, A. Mothers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding their Children with Acute Infective Conjunctivitis. Menoufia Nursing Journal, 2018; 3(1): 77-90. doi: 10.21608/menj.2018.150298