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Mothers Caring for Children Suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease

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 Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is known to be a major public health concern worldwide with increasing prevalence and incidence that threatens to reach a true epidemic. Its actual prevalence and incidence may be underestimated by epidemiologic data as it is usually asymptomatic, especially in early stages. The study aimed to assess mothers' care for their children suffering from chronic kidney disease. Research design: Descriptive analytical design. Setting: The study was conducted at Pediatric Specialist Clinics nephrology clinic at Pediatric hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University hospitals. Sample: A purposive sample was used for choosing the study subjects; composed of 75 mothers of children diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease. Tools: an interviewing questionnaire for assessing the socio-demographic characteristics of the studied children and their mothers, mother's knowledge and reported practices about the care of their children with Chronic Kidney Disease. Results: Study finding that, the mean age of studied children with chronic kidney disease was 7.51±1.13, regarding sex 57.3% of them were males, the mean age of studied mothers is 35.20±5.28 years old, whenever 22.7% have university education And 42.7% of them were housewife.. Conclusion: The result of study concluded that, there was no significant correlation between the total mothers' knowledge about chronic kidney diseases among studied children and reported practices regarding the care of children suffering from chronic kidney diseases.. Recommendations:: Periodic counseling program to all mothers had children suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease who attended to outpatient clinics about diseases treatment, prevention and control measures. 

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10.21608/ejhc.2023.293134

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Children with Chronic Kidney Disease, mothers’ care

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Enjy

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N Welliam

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M.Sc.N., Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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Seham

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G Ragheb

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Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University, Egypt

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Hala

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M Mohammed

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Professor of Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University, Egypt

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Ahmed

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H Hassan

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Assistant professor of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University, Egypt

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14

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2

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2023-06-01

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2023-03-31

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2023-06-01

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69

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83

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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EJHC_Volume 14_Issue 2_Pages 69-83.pdf

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Mothers Caring for Children Suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease

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24 Dec 2024