Pneumonia is an Inflammation of the lung parenchyma and it is one of the leading
cause of mortality in children aged less than five years. Aim: assess home Health Care for
the Children with Pneumonia. Research design: A Descriptive design was conducted for
this study. Setting: pediatric outpatient clinicat el Rahmanya hospital at el Bauhira
Governorate, M.C.H center affiliated to hospital and home visiting. Sample: a purposive
sample composed of 315 children diagnosed with pneumonia. Tools: first tool: An
interviewing questionnaire to assess a) socio demographic characteristics of mothers, b)
demographic characteristics of children c) mothers' knowledge d) mothers' behavior e)
mothers' practice. Second tool, consisted of Home environmental observational checklist.
Third tool, physical assessment sheet to assess growth and development and vital signs.
Results: More than two fourths of studied mothers had poor knowledge. More than three
fourths of studied mothers had a negative behavior. More than half of studied mothers had
unsatisfactory level of practice .About three fourths of families had problems in home
environment. Conclusion: there was highly statistically significant relation between
mother's knowledge about pneumonia and their socio demographic characteristics (age,
educational level and occupation). Also, there was highly statistically significant relation
between mother's knowledge and their practice. Moreover, there was highly statistically
significant relation between mother's knowledge and their environmental health problems.
Recommendations: Use of active teaching and learning strategies for mothers and Training
needs could be extended to nursing staff