Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SA.
Department of Paediatrics, King Fahad Central Hospital, Jazan, SA.
Ann Glob Health. 2019 Jul 11;85(1):105. doi: 10.5334/aogh.2524.
Infant mortality rates are highest in the southern regions of Saudi Arabia, compared to other regions in the kingdom.
To measure demographic factors associated with mothers' levels of knowledge and practice of care for their newborns in Jazan region, south of Saudi Arabia.
This is a cross-sectional study conducted between November and December 2018 in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia, on the northern borders of Yemen. A questionnaire was utilised to measure mothers' level of knowledge and practice of newborn care. Data was collected via interviews, and a scoring system was developed to classify knowledge level and practice adequacy. Logistic regression was used to assess the presence of statistically significant associations between demographic factors and level of knowledge and practice adequacy.
A total of 450 mothers participated in the current investigation. A majority of participating mothers were able to give correct answers, where the mean level of knowledge was 11.85/16 [SD: 2.6]. Additionally, the mean score for practice adequacy was 7.11/10 [SD: 1.45]. However, 122 mothers (27%) reported using alternative treatments to treat their newborns instead of seeking professional health care from available health services. Additionally, 42 mothers (9.3%) reported not attending any antenatal visits during their pregnancy. Factors which were found to be statistically associated with knowledge were education level, employment status, and adherence to antenatal visits during pregnancy (p < 0.05). Age and employment status appeared to be associated with practice where older and employed mothers had higher odds of competency (p < 0.05).
The proportions of correct answers measuring knowledge and practice adequacy concerning newborn care varied between 40% to 93%. Knowledge and practice appeared to be associated with demographic factors, such as level of education, age, and attending antenatal care visits.
与沙特阿拉伯其他地区相比，婴儿死亡率在该国南部地区最高。
测量与沙特阿拉伯南部吉赞地区母亲对新生儿护理知识和实践相关的人口统计学因素。
这是一项在 2018 年 11 月至 12 月期间在沙特阿拉伯吉赞地区进行的横断面研究，该地区位于也门北部边界。使用问卷来衡量母亲对新生儿护理的知识水平和实践能力。通过访谈收集数据，并制定了评分系统来对知识水平和实践能力的充分性进行分类。使用逻辑回归评估人口统计学因素与知识水平和实践能力充分性之间是否存在统计学显著关联。
共有 450 名母亲参加了本次调查。大多数参与的母亲都能够给出正确答案，知识平均水平为 11.85/16 [SD：2.6]。此外，实践能力的平均得分是 7.11/10 [SD：1.45]。然而，有 122 名母亲（27%）报告使用替代疗法来治疗新生儿，而不是寻求可利用的卫生服务来获得专业的医疗保健。此外，有 42 名母亲（9.3%）报告在怀孕期间没有参加任何产前检查。研究发现，知识水平与教育程度、就业状况和是否遵守孕期产前检查呈统计学相关（p < 0.05）。年龄和就业状况似乎与实践相关，年龄较大和就业的母亲更有可能具备实践能力（p < 0.05）。
关于新生儿护理的知识和实践能力的正确答案比例在 40%至 93%之间变化。知识和实践与人口统计学因素（如教育程度、年龄和接受产前护理就诊）有关。
