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Mothers' Knowledge, Attitude and Reported Practices regarding their Children with Conjunctivitis at Sohag University Hospital

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Last updated: 20 Jan 2025

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Background: Conjunctivitis is a common worldwide eye disease; especially among children. Conjunctivitis is responsible for 30% of all eye problems. Awareness of mothers regarding conjunctivitis is very important to prevent conjunctivitis among children. Aim of the study: Assess mothers' knowledge, attitude and reported practices regarding their children with conjunctivitis at sohag university hospital. Design: a descriptive cross - sectional   study was used. Setting: This study conducted at Ophthalmic Outpatient Clinics at Sohag University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of mothers was compromised 190 mothers who attended to the previous setting with their children suffer from conjunctivitis. Tools: One tool was structured interview questionnaire consist of four parts, : Part I: Demographic characteristics of mothers, demographic characteristics of children and child past and present history of conjunctivitis. Part II: Mothers' knowledge regarding conjunctivitis. Part lll: Mothers' attitude regarding their children with conjunctivitis. Part IV: Mothers' reported practices regarding care of their children with conjunctivitis. Result: The study results revealed that, 63.2% of the studied mothers had average level of total knowledge regarding conjunctivitis, 64.9% of the studied mothers had negative total attitude level toward conjunctivitis and 83.2% of the studied mothers had inadequate total reported practices level related to caring of child with conjunctivitis. Conclusion: There were high statistically significant positive correlation between studied mothers total knowledge, total attitude and total reported practices regarding conjunctivitis. Recommendations: Implementing an educational program for mothers to improve knowledge, practices and attitude toward conjunctivitis.

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10.21608/sjns.2025.336007.1053

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Attitude Children, conjunctivitis, mothers' knowledge, and practices Reported

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Naglaa

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Ezzat Mohamed

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Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University

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naglaaezzat06@gmail.com

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Amany

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Saad

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Mohamed

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Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University

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Ons

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El-Zayat

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Said

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Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University

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Omima

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Mostafa

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Community Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University

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4

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6

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51522

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2025-01-01

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2024-11-12

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2025-01-01

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134

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145

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2974-3206

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2974-3214

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Sohag Journal of Nursing Science

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Mothers' Knowledge, Attitude and Reported Practices regarding their Children with Conjunctivitis at Sohag University Hospital

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20 Jan 2025