Abstract
Aim: This study was performed to investigate mothers' knowledge of neonatal danger signs.
Materials and Methods: The present research is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. The study was carried out in a children's hospital in the southeast of Turkey. The study sample consisted of 214 mothers who had infants aged between 0-12 months, did not have communication barriers, and agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected by the face-to-face interview method using the Demographic Information Questionnaire and the Neonatal Danger Signs Information Form.
Results: The mean danger signs knowledge score of the mothers was found to be 9.78±3.41. The knowledge of 88.3% of the mothers was at a "good" level. The mothers reported cough and diarrhea as danger signs at the highest rate of 81.8%, fever at a rate of 80.4%, and vomiting and malnutrition at a rate of 79%. The factors affecting the mothers' knowledge of danger signs (high/low) were examined by binary logistic regression analysis, and it was found that income status affected their knowledge (p
Publisher
Pediatric Practice and Research Journal
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