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Effect of Health Awareness Program on Rural Women Self- reported Practices Regarding Domestic Health Hazards

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Background: Domestic health hazards are increasingly seen as a community health problem that could be prevented through increased awareness, proper practices and improvements in the home environment. Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of health awareness program on rural women self- reported practices regarding domestic health hazards. Design: A quasi-experimental research design using pre/ post-test. Setting: This study was conducted at the maternal and child health care center in Sakha village, Kafr Elsheik governorate Subject: A convenient sample of (193) rural women. Tool: A structured interview questionnaire divided into 4 parts. Part (1): Socio-demographic Characteristics, Part (2): Women housing conditions, Part ((3): Women's Knowledge assessment regarding domestic health hazards, part (4): Women's Self-Reported Practices regarding domestic hazards. Results: Reveals that the total good knowledge score level of the studied women regarding domestic health hazards increased from 10.9% in the preprogram to 73.1% in the post program, with a highly statistically significant difference (p < 0.000). There was  a highly statistically significant improvement towards total women's domestic health hazards self-reported practices pre/post-program (25.9%, 88.1%, respectively( at (P≤ 0.001).Conclusion and Recommendation: It could be inferred  that the level of women's knowledge and self- reported  practices regarding domestic health hazards  was significantly improved after  the implementation of the awareness program with a highly statistically significant difference.  The findings of current study indicate that expanding awareness program to include low-income communities for improving their knowledge and practice toward domestic hazards.

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10.21608/ejnsr.2023.310068

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Awareness program, domestic health hazards & rural women

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Hend

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El-kest

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Reda Ali

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Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University

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Hanaa

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Mohamed

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Hamad

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lecturers of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El sheikh University Egypt

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Amany

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Ahmed

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Lotfy

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lecturers of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El sheikh University Egypt

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monymosad@yahoo.com

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4

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42174

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2023-07-01

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2023-06-27

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2023-07-28

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288

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306

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2682-4574

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International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research

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Effect of Health Awareness Program on Rural Women Self- reported Practices Regarding Domestic Health Hazards

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25 Dec 2024