Background: Hyperemesis gravidarum is a high disorder characterized by ongoing severe nausea and vomiting affects 0.3–3% of women during pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum badly affected the general health condition of pregnant women. Aim of study: Was to assess knowledge and practices of pregnant women regarding hyperemesis gravidarum. Study design: A descriptive study was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Obstetrics and Gynecological inpatient departmentand outpatient clinicat Benha University hospital. Sample: A purposive sample was used 50 pregnant women suffer from hyperemesis gravidaurm were admitted to the previous setting for eight months. Tools of data collection: Data were collected by using one tool: A structured-interviewing questionnaire sheet which consisted of three parts, part I: Socio-demographic data, part II: Knowledge assessment sheet and part III: Maternal health practices questionnaire. Results: There was less than two-thirds of the studied women had poor knowledge regarding hyperemesis gravidarum; while less than one-third of them had good knowledge. Regarding to healthy practices of mothers, less than three-quarters of mothers had unsatisfactory healthy practices and less than one-third of them had satisfactory healthy practices regarding hyperemesis gravidaurm. Conclusion: There was a highly positive statistical correlation between total knowledge and total practices regarding hyperemesis gravidaurm. Recommendations: Designing, implementing and distributing guidelines for hyperemesis gravidarum through antenatal clinic during initial visit of the pregnant women.
Sobhi Ahmed, A., Abd-Elhakeem Hasneen, S., Ouda Abd-Elmoniem, S., & Abd-Elwahab Afifi, O. (2022). Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women regarding Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3(1), 445-459. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.214300
MLA
Asmaa Sobhi Ahmed; Samia Abd-Elhakeem Hasneen; Somaya Ouda Abd-Elmoniem; Ola Abd-Elwahab Afifi. "Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women regarding Hyperemesis Gravidarum", Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3, 1, 2022, 445-459. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.214300
HARVARD
Sobhi Ahmed, A., Abd-Elhakeem Hasneen, S., Ouda Abd-Elmoniem, S., Abd-Elwahab Afifi, O. (2022). 'Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women regarding Hyperemesis Gravidarum', Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 3(1), pp. 445-459. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.214300
VANCOUVER
Sobhi Ahmed, A., Abd-Elhakeem Hasneen, S., Ouda Abd-Elmoniem, S., Abd-Elwahab Afifi, O. Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women regarding Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 2022; 3(1): 445-459. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2022.214300
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