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Effect of Wound Care Guidelines on Women's Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding Cesarean Section Wound Healing

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Improving women's knowledge, beliefs, and practices based on wound care guidelines should be recognized as being essential to reduce post-cesarean wound infection. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of wound care guidelines on women's knowledge, beliefs, and practices regarding cesarean section wound healing. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Sample: A purposive sample consisted of 200 pregnant women undergoing cesarean section. Setting: The study was carried out at the Obstetrics and Gynecological Department& outpatient clinic at Beni-suef University Hospital in Beni-suef Governorate, Egypt. Instruments of this study were a structured interviewing questionnaire to assess pregnant beliefs in women knowledge and beliefs regarding wound care guidelines and self-care practice tool. Results: There was a statistically significant reduction beliefs in postoperative wound infection in the study group compared to the control group. Conclusion: Women had higher knowledge, beliefs, and practice score about wound care guidelines regarding caesarean section wound healing. Recommendations:  There is more knowledge, beliefs and practices related to cesarean wound healing that need to be corrected.

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10.21608/menj.2023.307409

Keywords

Wound care guidelines, women's knowledge, believes, Practices, Cesarean Section Wound Healing

Authors

First Name

Samar

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Zidan

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Assistant Lecturer in Maternity & Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing -Beni-suf University

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samarzidan515@gmail.com

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First Name

Enas

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Qasem

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Kassem Ali

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Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Menoufia University

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enas.qasem13@nursing.menofia.edu.eg

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Safaa

Last Name

Ahmed

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Soliman

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Assistant Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Beni-suf University

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8

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2

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42387

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2023-06-01

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2023-07-12

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2023-06-01

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49

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62

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2735-3974

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2735-3982

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Menoufia Nursing Journal

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https://menj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Wound Care Guidelines on Women's Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding Cesarean Section Wound Healing

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26 Dec 2024