Alzahrani Fatma, Al-Jabri Basma A, Ramadan Salah Aldeen L, Alshehri Abdulaziz M, Alsheikh Abdulaziz S, Mushaeb Hanan Hassan, Albisher Sara Faisal, AlSwealh Maab Sadek
Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Pediatr Rep. 2023 May 5;15(2):311-322. doi: 10.3390/pediatric15020027.
Despite the serious consequences of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), previous studies revealed a low level of knowledge among Saudi parents.
This is a cross-sectional study. An electronic questionnaire was distributed through social media platforms to parents of pediatric age group children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 524 responses were received. Data about participants' demographics, knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding SBS were collected through convenient random sampling.
A total of 524 responses were received; 30.7% of the participants were familiar with SBS. The Internet and the social media platforms were the most common sources of information. There was no statistically significant correlation between knowledge levels and participants' sociodemographic factors; only 32.3% of individuals had good knowledge. Of them, 84% had a positive attitude towards learning more about SBS, and 40.1% and 34.3% were interested in learning more about SBS before and during pregnancy, respectively. Carrying the baby and shaking were the actions most frequently taken when a baby was crying. Of them, 23.9% forcefully shake their child, while 41.4% of them throw their infant up in the air and catch it.
It is important to conduct health education programs on SBS for mothers throughout the prenatal period.
尽管摇晃婴儿综合征（SBS）会带来严重后果，但先前的研究显示沙特父母对此的了解程度较低。
这是一项横断面研究。通过社交媒体平台向沙特阿拉伯吉达市儿科年龄组儿童的父母发放电子问卷。共收到524份回复。通过便利随机抽样收集有关参与者的人口统计学信息、对SBS的知识、态度和行为的数据。
共收到524份回复；30.7%的参与者熟悉SBS。互联网和社交媒体平台是最常见的信息来源。知识水平与参与者的社会人口学因素之间无统计学显著相关性；只有32.3%的人有良好的知识水平。其中，84%的人对进一步了解SBS持积极态度，分别有40.1%和34.3%的人在怀孕前和怀孕期间有兴趣进一步了解SBS。当婴儿哭闹时，抱婴儿和摇晃是最常采取的行为。其中，23.9%的人会用力摇晃孩子，41.4%的人会把婴儿抛向空中然后接住。
在整个孕期为母亲开展关于SBS的健康教育项目很重要。
