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Mothers’ Preventive Measures of COVID-19 among Their Primary School Children

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Background: In epidemics such as COVID-19, major changes need to be made to the population's behavior to prevent infection and stop disease transmission. Aim of the study: assess mothers' preventive measures of COVID-19 among their primary school children. Research design: A descriptive analytical research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Al-Munira Comprehensive Clinic affiliated to General Authority for Health Insurance, Cairo Branch. Sample: A purposive sample comprised from 379 of primary school children and their mothers. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection, First tool: Structured interviewing questionnaire divided into five parts, Part I: Socio demographic characteristic of mothers, part II: Health history of primary school children, part III: Mothers' knowledge about covid 19, part IV: Mothers' attitude toward covid 19 and part V: Mothers' reported practices of preventive measures toward covid 19. Second tool: Physical assessment sheet of the child. Results: 57.8% of mothers had satisfactory knowledge about COVID19, 79.4% of them had positive attitude toward covid 19 and 71.8% of them had good practice toward follow preventive measures. Conclusion: There was highly statistically significant correlation between total score of knowledge, practice and attitude regarding COVID-19, and there was statistically significant relation between mothers' reported practice of preventive measures and children's health condition. Recommendations: Development and implementation of Health education programs for mothers to improve their knowledge, promote positive attitude and better practices for prevention of covid 19 among their primary school children.

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10.21608/ejhc.2024.356426

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Mothers’ Preventive Measures, COVID-19, and Primary School Children

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Ibrahim Mohamed Eltantawy

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Specialist nurse at Tanta Fever Hospital

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Magda

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Abd El Sattar Ahmed

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Professor of Geriatric Health Nursing

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Shaimaa

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Fathy Miky

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing.

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15

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2

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46847

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2024-06-01

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2024-05-27

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2024-06-01

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689

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701

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Mothers’ Preventive Measures of COVID-19 among Their Primary School Children

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24 Dec 2024