Jalil İbrahim AL-EZZİ, Ali J. SHAREEF, Murtadha H. ALİ

Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitudes Among Primigravida Women

Amaç: Yenidoğan sarılığı, yenidoğan bebeklerin cilt ve skleralarının sarımsı bir renk alması ve serum bilirubin düzeylerinin yükselmesi ile karakterizedir. Bu çalışmada Irak'ın Diyala ilindeki primigravidlerin yenidoğan sarılığı ile ilgili bilgi, uygulama ve tutumlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 1 Ocak 2022-31 Mart 2022 tarihleri arasında hastane ve sağlık ocaklarında primigravid 165 kadına yenidoğan sarılığı ile ilgili bilgi, uygulama ve tutumlarını değerlendirmek için anket uygulandı. Bulgular: Kadınların %71.4'ü yenidoğan sarılığının iki belirtisini bilse de %78.8'i yenidoğan sarılığının tehlikeli belirtilerinden hiçbirini bilmiyordu. Kadınların %28.4'ü yenidoğan sarılığının tedavisi için iki etkili tedavi yöntemi olduğunu biliyordu. Kadınların %57.6'sı yenidoğan sarılığının ciddi komplikasyonlarından habersizdi. Sonuç: Bu çalışmadaki primigravidlerin çoğu, bebekleri sarılık olduğunda geleneksel tedaviyi kullanmadan doktorları ziyaret etmeye karar verdi.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Yenidoğan sarılığı, bilgi, uygulama, tutumlar

Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Practice, And Attitude Among Primigravida Women

ABSTRACT Objective: Neonatal jaundice is characterized by a yellowish coloration of the skin and sclera of newborn infants and elevated serum bilirubin levels. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the knowledge, practices and attitudes of primigravidas in Diyala province of Iraq regarding neonatal jaundice. Material and Methods: A questionnaire was applied to 165 women who were primigravidas between January 1, 2022 and March 31, 2022 in hospitals and health centers to evaluate their knowledge, practices and attitudes about neonatal jaundice. Results: Although 71.4% of the women knew the two signs of neonatal jaundice, 78.8% of them did not know any of the dangerous signs of neonatal jaundice. 28.4% of women knew that there are two effective treatment methods for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. 57.6% of the women were not aware of any of the severe complications of neonatal jaundice. Conclusion: Most of the primigravida in this study decided to visit physicians when their babies have jaundice without using traditional treatment.

Keywords:

Neonatal jaundice, knowledge, practice, and attitudes,

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