Dzantor Edem Kojo, Serwaa Dorcas, Abdul-Mumin Alhassan
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Research and Innovation Unit, College of Nursing and Midwifery, Nalerigu, Ghana.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2023 Dec 12;9:23779608231220257. doi: 10.1177/23779608231220257. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
Neonatal jaundice is a common medical condition that affects neonates in the early days of life. Nurses and midwives play important role in the identification and management of neonatal jaundice and the promotion of good neonatal health and education. Their clinical knowledge of neonatal jaundice may influence their attitude and practices toward the identification and management of neonatal jaundice. The study results showed that the level of good knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward neonatal jaundice management was 69.30% (140/202), 64.90% (131/202), and 62.90% (127/202), respectively. The inferential statistics showed a positive association between good knowledge and attitudes toward neonatal jaundice and good practices of neonatal jaundice management. Suggestively, nurses and midwives who have and demonstrate better clinical knowledge and exhibit positive attitudes are more likely to implement appropriate practices for the management of neonatal jaundice. Healthcare providers should therefore invest in life-long learning activities for staff, especially in the study setting.
新生儿黄疸是一种常见的病症，会在新生儿出生后的早期影响他们。护士和助产士在新生儿黄疸的识别与管理以及促进新生儿健康和教育方面发挥着重要作用。他们对新生儿黄疸的临床知识可能会影响他们对新生儿黄疸识别与管理的态度和做法。研究结果显示，对新生儿黄疸管理具备良好知识、态度和做法的比例分别为69.30%（140/202）、64.90%（131/202）和62.90%（127/202）。推断性统计显示，对新生儿黄疸的良好知识和态度与新生儿黄疸管理的良好做法之间存在正相关。提示性地，具备并展示出更好临床知识且态度积极的护士和助产士更有可能实施适当的新生儿黄疸管理做法。因此，医疗保健提供者应为工作人员开展终身学习活动，尤其是在本研究环境中。
