Aim: This quasi-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an educational program of mothers` knowledge and practice about umbilical cord care; compare cord-cleansing using human milk versus alcohol 70% and povidine-iodine 10% on clinical outcomes of umbilical cord in healthy newborn. Subjects: Α total of 150 mothers who had just delivered with their newborn infants at the postnatal units at El-Fayoum University Hospital, Egypt, were recruited for this study. Tool: data was collected through а structured interview questionnaire; newborn follow-up sheet and an observation checklist. Results indicated that, before the intervention of the educational program, lake of satisfactory knowledge and practice among mothers in all groups related to cord care. The total mean scores for the immediate post/follow up tests of intervention educational program were statistically significantly higher (р<0. 001), compared to their pre-intervention of the educational program scores. Concerning newborn follow-up, there were highly statistically significant differences in umbilical cord base separation time, the sign of cord infection, bleeding continuation in mother milk group as compared with alcohol 70% and povidine-iodine 10% group. Conclusion: Educational program had а positive effect on mothers' knowledge and competency of their practice regarding umbilical cord cleansing. Topical application of mother milk on umbilical cord care leads to rapid cord separation time; diminish the umbilical cord infection as it can be used as an easy, cheap and non-invasive way for cord care. Recommendation: educational programs intervention regarding neonatal care is required during the period of antenatal visit. Researches to study the effect of newborn cord care practices on the incidence of newborn morbidity/mortality are required.
Background and objective: Breast and cervical cancers represent a public health concern since they result in high mortality and disability rates. The aim of our study was to assess the knowledge of nursing students in Beni-Suef University about both Breast and cervical.Subjects and methods: A total of 500 students representing all scholastic years from the Technical Institute of Nursing (both 2 years of post-high school nursing education), Beni-Suef University, Egypt, participated in this study that was conducted during the 1st semester of the academic year 2017/2018. The knowledge of the students was assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. The assessment included knowledge of students about 4 aspects; risk factors, manifestations, screening, and management of breast and cervical cancers.Results: The mean age of the students was 19.2 ± 0.7 years, and most of them (77.6%) were females. Precisely, 43% had optimal knowledge about breast cancer; 43.8% risk factors, 52.4% manifestations, 27.8% screening, and 48% management, while only 29% of students had optimal knowledge about cervical cancer; 21.8% risk factors, 38.2% manifestations, 12.4% screening, and 43.6% management. None of the studied personal characteristics showed association with the knowledge of students whether regarding breast or cervical cancers (p > .05). Healthcare givers, TV, and the Internet were the most commonly reported sources of knowledge about breast and cervical cancers: 42%, 33.2%, and 21.2%, respectively.Conclusion and recommendations: Students lacked the required knowledge about breast and cervical cancers. In particular, knowledge scores of students about screening for both cancers were the lowest. Further studies should focus on improving the knowledge of nursing students using awareness programs or educational modules.
Background: Infertility, although not а life-threatening illness, is а life crisis that leads to medical, psychological, social and ethical issues. Male infertility is а neglected area of research, particularly, in Upper Egypt. Most of the studies carried out on this issue, mainly, focused on the etiological factors associated with infertility. The vast majority of researcher studied infertility as а causative or result of psychological aspects but little study psychological aspects as reactive or effect of infertility. Aim: This study shed some light on the extent of psychological repercussions, which was negatively impacted on through the male infertility experience, in Northern Upper Egypt. Method: Α descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 50 infertile men in governmental hospitals in Fayoum, Egypt. Α structured questionnaire comprises 2 parts was used: (1) sociodemographic characteristics, participants’ lifestyle, and sexual behavior & infertility history, (2) Depression-Anxiety-Stress-Scаle-42 (DΑЅЅ 42). Results: The results of the present study portrayed that 42% of the studied subjects were having а sever level of depression. However, 36.0% had а moderate level of anxiety. Moreover, 46.0% of the subject had severe tension. To sum up, infertility hаs many implicаtions for the psychologicаl state of infertile men. Men’s psychosociаl status was influenced by the type and duration of infertility treatment. Conclusion: Concluding we will hаve to аdmit that Upper Egyptiаn men аppeаr to develop psychologicаl distress when fаcing infertility аnd thаt this is а construct overly influenced by sociodemogrаphic chаracteristics, lifestyle аnd sexual pаttern supported by our reseаrch results. Recommendations: Our findings reinforce the need for аndrologist, gynecologist, and infertility speciаlist аnd health cаre sectors аs well аs psychologicаl professionals to look for psychosociаl issues in men undergoing infertility treаtment. Further reseаrch is needed to understаnd the аssociation between psychosociаl issues аnd fertility outcomes, аs well аs effective psychosociаl interventions.
The aim of this study was to investigate the utilization of self-care brochure for relieving mother's minor discomforts during pregnancy. Methods: An interventional quasiexperimental research design was carried out at Antenatal Clinic of Mansoura University Hospital-Mansoura City on 90 primigravida women at ≤34 gestational weeks, who were selected by simple random sampling technique. They were free from any medical and obstetric problems, can read and write, and reported one or more of the associated pregnancy minor discomforts. They were divided into either control or intervention group 45 per each group. The intervention group: had received a self-care brochure beside the routine antenatal care. While the control group had received the routine antenatal care only. Mother's attitude regarding self-care was assessed utilizing Likert scale. Results: Providing the pregnant mothers with a self-care brochure was associated with relieving most of the self-reported pregnancy discomforts among the study group compared to those of the control group as reported by women 3 weeks post intervention. Conclusion: the intervention group had agreed that the self-care guide is easy to be used and the majority of them reported that they will use it in the future pregnancy.
Objective: Menstrual disorders are highly prevalent among women. The need for counseling for different menstrual disorders is not well-documented.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of menstrual problems amongst Beni-Suef University students during the previous 6 months and detect what menstrual disorders required counseling more often. Methods: A total of 1,519 students representing 28 different faculties of Beni-Suef University were included. To assess their menstrual disorders during the previous 6 months, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the university student. The questionnaire included questions about the most common complaints before and during menstruation. Other demographic and gynecological characters and the need for counseling were also investigated.Results: The mean age of the participating university students was 20.9 ± 1.7 years. The mean age of their first menarche was 12.9 ± 1.4 years while their average menstrual flow days was 5.1 ± 1.4. Throughout the previous 6 months, 22.1% of the investigated university students reported counseling due to at least 1 menstrual disorder. Before the menstruation, irritation (48.8%) and fatigue (40.9%) were the most reported symptoms and associated with high rates of counseling while dysmenorrhea (94.1%) and acne flare (49.2%) were very common during menses. Students with menstrual cycles exceeding 28 days and those who experienced breast tenderness, abdominal bloating, and insomnia were statistically more likely to resort to counseling (p < .05).Conclusions: Menstrual disorders, especially dysmenorrhea, are very common among students in Beni-Suef University, however, the necessity of counseling varied widely according to the complaint.Recommendations: Further studies should focus on the barriers to counseling for menstrual disorders.
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