Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria.
This study was designed to ascertain the level of knowledge and the degree of practice of the components of Essential New-born care (ENC), and the effects of a training program on the knowledge and practice of ENC among nurses in rural Primary Health Care (PHCs) in South East Nigeria. This study was...
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| author | Eze, Nkiru Clementina Elusoji, Christiana I. Okafor, Christiana Nkiru Emeh, Augusta Nkechi Nwafor, Amuchechukwu Veronica Obi, Ihuoma A. Onyeabor, Juliana Odinakachukwu Ohanme, Eugene Ohams |
| author_facet | Eze, Nkiru Clementina Elusoji, Christiana I. Okafor, Christiana Nkiru Emeh, Augusta Nkechi Nwafor, Amuchechukwu Veronica Obi, Ihuoma A. Onyeabor, Juliana Odinakachukwu Ohanme, Eugene Ohams |
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| description | This study was designed to ascertain the level of knowledge and the degree of practice of the components of Essential New-born care (ENC), and the effects of a training program on the knowledge and practice of ENC among nurses in rural Primary Health Care (PHCs) in South East Nigeria. This study was a one-group pre-test and post-test intervention design. The components of ENC considered were: New-Born Initiation of Breastfeeding, Thermoregulation, New-Born Cord Care, Newborn Eye Care, Initiation of Breathing, and Administration of Vitamin K. A Neonatal care Knowledge and Practice Assessment (NCKPA) Questionnaire tested for validity and reliability, with a Spearman’s correlation coefficient of 0.81, was used for data collection among the (96) available nurses (All-female). There was a significant improvement in the level of knowledge and extent of practice of the components of ENC following the training program. Despite the improvement, there were gaps in knowledge and practice of the components of ENC amongst the nurses in rural PHCs and affected were the level of knowledge of Eye care 40(41.6%) - pre-intervention, and least knowledge of cord care 70 (72.9%) and eye care 90(93.8%) - post-intervention. The increase in knowledge corresponded with an increase in good practice of ENC. The concern with knowledge transfer and translation of knowledge into practice could be achieved by pre-service and in-service education, updated courses, and workshops, and this will empower the nurses, getting them familiar with current trends and practices for improved child survival rates. |
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| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-19892024-08-01T00:02:15Z Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. Eze, Nkiru Clementina Elusoji, Christiana I. Okafor, Christiana Nkiru Emeh, Augusta Nkechi Nwafor, Amuchechukwu Veronica Obi, Ihuoma A. Onyeabor, Juliana Odinakachukwu Ohanme, Eugene Ohams Neonatal Breastfeeding Essential New-born care Primary health cares This study was designed to ascertain the level of knowledge and the degree of practice of the components of Essential New-born care (ENC), and the effects of a training program on the knowledge and practice of ENC among nurses in rural Primary Health Care (PHCs) in South East Nigeria. This study was a one-group pre-test and post-test intervention design. The components of ENC considered were: New-Born Initiation of Breastfeeding, Thermoregulation, New-Born Cord Care, Newborn Eye Care, Initiation of Breathing, and Administration of Vitamin K. A Neonatal care Knowledge and Practice Assessment (NCKPA) Questionnaire tested for validity and reliability, with a Spearman’s correlation coefficient of 0.81, was used for data collection among the (96) available nurses (All-female). There was a significant improvement in the level of knowledge and extent of practice of the components of ENC following the training program. Despite the improvement, there were gaps in knowledge and practice of the components of ENC amongst the nurses in rural PHCs and affected were the level of knowledge of Eye care 40(41.6%) - pre-intervention, and least knowledge of cord care 70 (72.9%) and eye care 90(93.8%) - post-intervention. The increase in knowledge corresponded with an increase in good practice of ENC. The concern with knowledge transfer and translation of knowledge into practice could be achieved by pre-service and in-service education, updated courses, and workshops, and this will empower the nurses, getting them familiar with current trends and practices for improved child survival rates. 2024-05-06T14:14:25Z 2024-05-06T14:14:25Z 2023 Article Eze, Nkiru Clementina et al. (2023). Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1989 en_US application/pdf Kabale University |
| spellingShingle | Neonatal Breastfeeding Essential New-born care Primary health cares Eze, Nkiru Clementina Elusoji, Christiana I. Okafor, Christiana Nkiru Emeh, Augusta Nkechi Nwafor, Amuchechukwu Veronica Obi, Ihuoma A. Onyeabor, Juliana Odinakachukwu Ohanme, Eugene Ohams Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. |
| title | Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. |
| title_full | Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. |
| title_fullStr | Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. |
| title_short | Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. |
| title_sort | education of nurses in rural primary health cares to improve vital care of newborns a community based research in nigeria |
| topic | Neonatal Breastfeeding Essential New-born care Primary health cares |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1989 |
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