Publications
Assessment of Mother's Knowledge and Management Regarding Fever of Preschool Children in Mosul City
Dec 15, 2024Journal Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research (JBAAR)
Publisher Shukur Abdulkareem Mahmood1 , Ehab Mohammed Shaker1 , Aomnea M. Albdulazeez1 , Ghufran Mohammed Sadee Merie2 , Ali M. Saadi3 , Alaa Younis Mahdy Al-Hamadany4 , Nabaa Kh. Abdullah5 , Alaa G. Mohammed6
DOI 10.21608/jbaar.2024.334731.1104
Issue No. 6, P.128 -136
Volume Vol.10
Abstract Objective: To assess maternal knowledge regarding fever management in children aged 5 years. Methodology: Data were collected from October 7, 2023, to March 30, 2024. A total of 102 preschoolers (ages 3-5) from Alsalam and Ibn Sina hospitals in Mosul City/Iraq were recruited using convenience sampling. This study used a Completely Randomized Design. The researcher collected data by selecting a sample of participants and intruding to answers with simple explanations without giving any answer or suggestion that could bias the results. Data was collected one day a week from 8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. The time required is 15–30 minutes. In face-to-face interviews, trained interviewers gave the moms the questionnaire. Result: most mothers in this research (39.85%) were 25–33 years old. The majority, 29.80%, had elementary education, 30.2% had more than four children, and 78.75% were homemakers. Our study revealed that 52.5% of mothers struggled to regulate their body temperature, starting around 38.5˚ (28.4%). They believe armpits are the best temperature sampling locations (51.6%) and medicine is the first step (45.6%). Mothers recognize that rainy covering can be used (66.3%). For fever in children under 5 years, 70.7% of mothers visited a physician, and 60.7% chose a height-appropriate dosage. Keywords: Child preschool, Mothers, Fever Management, and Knowledge
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Community regarding Solid Waste Management (SWM)
Sep 3, 2024Journal Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research,
Publisher Ehab Mohammed Shaker1 , Thaira Idrees Younis1 , Rifaie Yaseen Hameed Al-Hussein1 , Ali M. Saadi2*
DOI 10.21608/jbaar.2024.297742.1052
Issue No. 3, P.318-327
Volume Vol.10
ABSTRACT The study assessed the community's knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning solid waste management. A descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study design was carried out to randomly select (330) heads of household citizens from Nineveh governorate – Iraq from the 2nd of July to the 29th of December 2022. The instrument used in the study was developed after reviewing many related pieces of literature, it is composed of three domains "Knowledge= 16 items Attitude= 29 nines, and Practices= 9 items". The instrument was exposed to five experts in the community health nursing field to assess its validity while it was applied to ten participants to measure its reliability "r= 0.79". The interview method depended on collecting data from the participants. High percentages of participants possessed low levels of knowledge (40%), negative attitudes (45.8%), and poor practices (49.7%) regarding MSW, and there were significantly positive linear relationships among all aspects of MSW. The community awareness (as knowledge, attitude, and practices) concerning SWM is not satisfied. Educating the community and increasing its awareness toward solid waste management by using all audio-visual means in a simplified manner that is suitable for all socioeconomic groups and concentrates more and profoundly on changing society's attitudes towards solid waste management. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Solid Waste Management