Elevate : The International Journal of Nursing Education, Practice and Research
Vol 1 No 1 (2018): Elevate, The International Journal of Nursing Education, Practice and Research

Postnatal mother: Knowledge and attitude towards Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ)

N. Said, (Universiti Teknologi MARA)
N. Ashikin (Universiti Teknologi MARA)
Mahfuzah . (Universiti Teknologi MARA)
SH Zuraidah (Universiti Teknologi MARA)
Norhaini . (Universiti Teknologi MARA)
M. Ramadan (Universiti Teknologi MARA)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2018

Abstract

Background: Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a pathological situation where an imbalance between bilirubin production and excretion is present due to a multitude of factors. Purpose: To identify the number of post-natal mothers who had received education and their attitude on neonatal jaundice. Method: A cross-sectional design was carried out among 131 posts natal mother. The questionnaire was given to the respondents. Results: Results show there is a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude towards neonatal jaundice among postnatal mother. A part 50% of the mothers have a neutral attitude, 27.5% have a positive attitude and 8.4% have a negative attitude towards neonatal jaundice. Conclusion: The out-come of this study showed that most of them others have good knowledge on neonatal jaundice. However, they may fear invasive procedures such as taking blood from their baby. Future studies should focus on attitude towards traditional treatments among postnatal mothers.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

elevate

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Elevate aims to supply scientists of health with resources in order to provide the scientific knowledge through the publication of peer-reviewed, high quality, scientific papers and other material on all topics related to nursing and health sciences such as pharmacology, pharmacy, public health, ...