Ogunlesi T A, Abdul A R
Department of Pediatrics, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2015 Jan-Feb;18(1):33-40. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.146976.
Delay in the presentation of infants with jaundice at the hospital is a reason for the persistence of the severe forms of jaundice.
The aim was to determine the influence of maternal knowledge on newborn jaundice on their care-seeking practices.
In a cross-sectional survey, mothers whose infants presented with significant hyperbilirubinemia were assessed for knowledge about jaundice in relation to their care seeking behaviors.
Out of 98 mothers, 57.1% had good knowledge on newborn jaundice. Most of the mothers with good knowledge had tertiary education (P = 0.004), had good care-seeking behavior for newborn jaundice (P = 0.027) and their infants did not develop kernicterus (P = 0.0001). Mothers with tertiary education also had significantly better performances on the knowledge and care-seeking evaluation scales.
Maternal knowledge on newborn jaundice, as well as tertiary maternal education, influenced appropriate care-seeking behavior for infants with jaundice and reduced the risk of complications.
婴儿黄疸患者到医院就诊延迟是严重黄疸持续存在的一个原因。
旨在确定母亲对新生儿黄疸的认知对其就医行为的影响。
在一项横断面调查中，对其婴儿出现显著高胆红素血症的母亲就其与就医行为相关的黄疸知识进行评估。
在98名母亲中，57.1%对新生儿黄疸有良好的认知。大多数有良好认知的母亲接受过高等教育（P = 0.004），对新生儿黄疸有良好的就医行为（P = 0.027），且其婴儿未发生核黄疸（P = 0.0001）。接受高等教育的母亲在知识和就医评估量表上的表现也明显更好。
母亲对新生儿黄疸的认知以及母亲接受高等教育，影响了对黄疸婴儿的适当就医行为，并降低了并发症风险。
