Nurse led educational intervention on the knowledge of management of selected childhood conditions among mothers of under five in tertiary hospitals in Bayelsa state

Authors

  • Ebikienmo Forcebray Department of Child and Maternal Health, School of Nursing, Babcock University Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
  • Sowunmi Christiana O. Department of Child and Maternal Health, School of Nursing, Babcock University Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20203662

Keywords:

Childhood conditions, Management, Mothers, Tertiary hospitals, Under-five

Abstract

Background: Infant and child mortality remains a daunting challenge in Nigeria as findings showed inadequacy in knowledge and skills regarding management of selected childhood conditions among mothers. This study assessed a nurse-led educational intervention on management of selected childhood conditions among mothers of under-five in tertiary hospitals in Bayelsa State.

Method: Two group pre-test, post-test quasi-experimental design was used for the study. Total enumeration was adopted to include 150 mothers of under-five. Data were collected using a self-developed questionnaire and a checklist pre and post intervention. Two research questions were answered using descriptive statistics of while hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of t-test at 0.05 level of significance.

Results: Findings showed that pre-intervention knowledge was below average in both control (23.19±6.66) and experimental (21.97±7.32) while an improvement was found with the participants' post-intervention knowledge on the management of selected childhood conditions in the experimental (49.99±5.86) group and not with the control (23.82±6.75) group. No significant difference was found in the pre intervention knowledge (Mean difference=1.22, t(148)=1.01, p=0.103) in the control and experimental group, while a significant difference was reported in the post intervention mean score on knowledge (Mean diff. = 26.17, t(148)=19.45, p=0.000) in the control and experimental group.

Conclusion: The nurse-led intervention programme improved knowledge and skills in the management of selected childhood conditions among mothers of under-five. It is recommended that more awareness should be created on the management of selected childhood conditions parameters.

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2020-08-26

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Forcebray, E., & O., S. C. (2020). Nurse led educational intervention on the knowledge of management of selected childhood conditions among mothers of under five in tertiary hospitals in Bayelsa state. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 8(9), 3171–3176. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20203662

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