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In family medicine and pediatric clinics, convulsion in children is a regular occurrence. Inadequate
knowledge is frequently linked to parental anxiety and fever dread. n. Educating mothers on the
nature of convulsion and home care is the most important aspect of the management. The aim was
to evaluate the effect of video-assisted teaching program on mothers' first aid management of
convulsions for their children. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental research
design was used to achieve the aim of the current study. Setting: the research was conducted in
Pediatric Neurological Outpatient Clinic at Mansoura University Hospital. Subjects: By applying a
purposive sampling technique, a sample was 50 mothers with their children aged under five was
selected. Tools: Tool (1) Structured interview questionnaire, It contained three parts divided into
the following: Part 1: Demographic characteristics of the studied children; Part 2: Demographic
characteristics of the studied mothers; Part 3: Mother's knowledge about convulsions; Tool
(2): Mother's self-reported practices regarding first aid management of convulsions. Results: The
study results revealed that after the intervention the mean and standard deviation of post-test
knowledge was higher compared to the pre-test. It indicates that there was a significant
improvement in the level of knowledge of mothers; the mean post-test practical knowledge score
was significantly higher than the mean pretest practical knowledge score. There was a positive
correlation between mothers ' knowledge and their practice scores post-video assisted teaching
program implementation regarding first aid management of convulsions. Conclusion: The study
concluded that video-assisted teaching program implementation for mothers had a positive effect on
improving their knowledge and practice regarding first aid management of convulsions.
Recommendation: Implementation of the video-assisted teaching program is highly recommended
for mothers to improve their first-aid management of convulsions knowledge and practice.
DOI
10.21608/ejhc.2022.242099
Keywords
children, First aid management of convulsions, Mothers' knowledge and practice, Video-Assisted Teaching program
Authors
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Hamed Kamal Elshafie
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Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University
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El Emam Hafeze Elemam
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Assistant professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt
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Esmat Mahmoud Khalil
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Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Misr University for Science and technology
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Community and Family Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University
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Assistant professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
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Sayed Mohamed Sayed
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Family & Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Badr University in Cairo
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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
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Effect of Video Assisted Teaching Program on Mothers' First Aid Management of Convulsions for their Children