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Knowledge and Practices of Mothers Having Under weight Infants

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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 Aim: Underweight remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among infants in low-income countries, over two-thirds of these deaths, which are often associated with inappropriate feeding knowledge and practices, such as breastfeeding and complementary feeding are responsible for one-third of the causes of underweight in infants. Subjects and methods: Design, descriptive design was used in this study. Setting: This study was carried out in 10 Maternal and Child Health centers at south Giza script that consisted of three villages Essaf, Atfeh& Alaiat. Subjects: Purposive sample of mothers who attending MCH centers and who have underweight infants. Tool, three tools were used in this study structured interview schedule, check list and physical assessment of the infants.The results of this study showed that 98% of the study sample were having unsatisfactory total knowledge about underweight with highly significant statistical difference X2 =243.3 at p=0.0000. majority of the study sample were having poor practices regarding personal hygiene, breast feeding and weaning with highly significant statistical difference X2= 212.9 at p= 0.0000.Conclusion: it can be concluded that there are unsatisfied level of mothers 'knowledge and poor practices regarding underweight. Recommendation: educational intervention programs for illiterate, adolescent mothers about infants' underweight 

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10.21608/ejhc.2023.294247

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Underweight, infant, Knowledge, Practices

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Ibrahim Ali Mohammed

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Manager of technical nursing institution –Master degree of Community Health Nursing-Ain Shams University

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Abd El Hakim Ahmed

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Professor of family& Community Health Nursing-Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University

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Hamed Farahat

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Professor of family& Community Health Nursing-Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University

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14

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2

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2023-06-01

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2023-04-06

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2023-06-01

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323

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333

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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EJHC_Volume 14_Issue 2_Pages 323-333.pdf

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Knowledge and Practices of Mothers Having Under weight Infants

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24 Dec 2024