Health Educational Program for Mothers regarding Prevention of Helicobacter Pylori Infection for their Children under Five Years

Ali Mohamed, Ebtesam; Sobhy Abd El- Aziz, Mahbouba; Abdallah Abdel-Mordy, Mona

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2023.278833

Health Educational Program for Mothers regarding Prevention of Helicobacter Pylori Infection for their Children under Five Years

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

Authors

¹ Assistant lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Beni-Suef University, Egypt

² Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.278833

Abstract

Background: The Helicobacter Pylori infection (HPI) has emerged as one of the most common
chronic bacterial infections worldwide. The main ways to transmit HPI is direct contact from personto-person by oral-to-oral or fecal–to oral and crowded living conditions. Aim: The present study
aimed to evaluate health educational program for mothers regarding prevention of helicobacter pylori
infection for their children under five years. Design: A quasi-experimental study design was used.
Setting: The study was conducted in Pediatric Outpatient Clinic at Benha University Hospital and
followed by home visit. Sample: A convenient sample of 97 mothers was included in the study within
6 months. Tools: Two tools were used to collect data; Tool (I): A structured interviewing
questionnaire: Which divided into five parts; personal characteristics of the studied mothers regarding
what their children, mothers family characteristics, mothers' knowledge and mothers' reported
practices . Tool (II): An observational checklist: This consisted of two parts; mothers' observed
practices and housing and living condition assessment. Results: There was a highly statistically
significant improvement in mothers' knowledge and practices regarding prevention of HPI after
educational program implementation. Conclusion: Utilization of health educational program
achieving significant improvements in mothers’ knowledge and practices. Also, there was a positive
correlation between total score of knowledge and reported and observed practices.
Recommendations: Healthy hygienic guidelines are needed to decrease the incidence of HPI and
strengthen the knowledge and practices among high-risk populations and low socioeconomic families.

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