Assessment of knowledge and belief towards prevention of childhood convulsion among women attending infant welfare clinic in selected primary healthcare centers, Ibadan north local government area
1 Department of Community/Public Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Nursing, Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
3 Centennial Center for Mental Health and Brain Injury, CA.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(02), 023–032
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.2.0180
Publication history:
Received on 17 December 2022; revised on 28 January 2023; accepted on 31 January 2023
Abstract:
Childhood convulsion is one of the most common neurological disorders contributing to high mortality and morbidity rate among children. This study assessed the level of knowledge and belief towards prevention of childhood convulsion among women attending infant welfare clinics in selected primary health care centers, Ibadan north local government area.
This study adopted a descriptive survey design and a multi-stage sampling technique was used to select one hundred and fifty-one mothers and data was collected with a structured questionnaire. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at the level of 0.05 significance. Hypothesis one was tested using student chi-square while the second was tested using PPMC. Data was collated, collected, and analyzed using Statistical Package for The Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.
The results from the study revealed that the majority of the participants had above average knowledge of childhood convulsion 102(67.5%) x2 = 82.475a; p=0.001< .05), there is a significant relationship between respondents’ knowledge and their belief on childhood convulsion (r = .334; p=0.000 < .05), that there is a significant relationship between respondents’ knowledge and preventive practices on childhood convulsion among women attending infant welfare clinic at selected PHC (r = .210; p=0.000 < .05).
The majority of the participants demonstrated a high level of knowledge on the causes of and preventive practices towards childhood convulsion but misconceptions about orthodox medication persist, it is therefore recommended that health providers educate mothers on alarming signs and symptoms, care, and proper home management of childhood convulsion.
Keywords:
Belief; Childhood convulsion; Knowledge; Mother; Prevention
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