Knowledge and practice on postnatal care among postnatal mother in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Postnatal period is considered a critical time for all woman after giving birth where now days the range of mortality and morbidity are very high. Every woman will experience different situations during postnatal period and a proper and good care can reduce complication. This study aimed to ident...
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my-usm-ep.497682021-09-02T03:18:16Z Knowledge and practice on postnatal care among postnatal mother in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia 2020-06 Anuar, Mardiah Husna Ahmad R Medicine Postnatal period is considered a critical time for all woman after giving birth where now days the range of mortality and morbidity are very high. Every woman will experience different situations during postnatal period and a proper and good care can reduce complication. This study aimed to identify the knowledge and practice regarding postnatal care among postnatal mother in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). A cross-sectional descriptive study was used in this study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the postnatal mothers. 153 postnatal mother were selected to answer the structured questionnaire. The collected data were analysed by using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (chi-square). A total of 23 respondents were categorised in poor level, 59 in moderate level and 71 respondents in good level of knowledge. Meanwhile, 31 participants were categorized as having low levels of practice, 111 respondents in satisfactory level and 11 respondents in good level. There is a significant relationship between level of knowledge with practice (p-value 0.028) and parity (p-value 0.037). Finding of the study found out that postnatal mother had good level of knowledge and had satisfactory level of practice. There are association between level of knowledge with level of practice and parity. While there are no association between level of knowledge with age, ethnicity, educational status, employment status, monthly income and source of information. The structure formal educational and mass media content is needed for improving the knowledge and practice of postnatal mother. 2020-06 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/49768/ http://eprints.usm.my/49768/1/Mardiah%20Husna-24%20pages.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan |
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Postnatal period is considered a critical time for all woman after giving birth where now
days the range of mortality and morbidity are very high. Every woman will experience
different situations during postnatal period and a proper and good care can reduce
complication. This study aimed to identify the knowledge and practice regarding
postnatal care among postnatal mother in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). A
cross-sectional descriptive study was used in this study. Simple random sampling
technique was used to select the postnatal mothers. 153 postnatal mother were selected to
answer the structured questionnaire. The collected data were analysed by using
descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (chi-square). A
total of 23 respondents were categorised in poor level, 59 in moderate level and 71
respondents in good level of knowledge. Meanwhile, 31 participants were categorized as
having low levels of practice, 111 respondents in satisfactory level and 11 respondents in
good level. There is a significant relationship between level of knowledge with practice
(p-value 0.028) and parity (p-value 0.037). Finding of the study found out that postnatal
mother had good level of knowledge and had satisfactory level of practice. There are
association between level of knowledge with level of practice and parity. While there are
no association between level of knowledge with age, ethnicity, educational status,
employment status, monthly income and source of information. The structure formal
educational and mass media content is needed for improving the knowledge and practice
of postnatal mother. |
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Knowledge and practice on postnatal care among postnatal mother in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia |
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