Mothers perspective and practice towards cord care in children specialist hospital center, Igboro, Kwara state Department: Nursing Science By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 6602 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractUmbilical cord care is the most essential care given to the umbilical stump of the newborn in the first few days of extrauterine life before the fall of the cord and immediately after the fall. Despite this cord care infection is still prevalent in developing countries because of high rates of unhygienic cord care practices. This study aimed to determine mothers' perceptive and practices towards cord care in Children Specialist Hospital, Centre Igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State. A descriptive research design was adopted 60 respondents were selected using convenient sampling techniques. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents and data were analyzed using SPSS 20. Majority of the respondents (93.22%) agreed that the area of the cord stump should be washed carefully with water and dried, and 15.25% of them delivered their baby at home. Majority of them (93.44%) said their baby’s umbilical cord was cut immediately after delivery, while 22.03% said a razor blade was used in cutting the umbilical cord. 33(60%) of them hand an overall good practice of umbilical cord care and 39 (78.0%) had a good perception of it. It was concluded that there were no significant association between the practice and perspective of mothers on cord care and socio-demographic characteristics. There is a high rate of use of potentially harmful substances for cord care. In conclusion, there is a need for continuing education and sensitization by health workers as regards mothers' good understanding of cord care practices so as to prevent complications like sepsis and death. Keywords: perspective, practice, cord care and mothers ...Preview Download Preview +Other Nursing Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Factors contributing to ineffective utilization of immunization programme among mothers in Ekwerazu town Ahiazu Mbaise local government area Imo state»Awareness of female genital mutilation and its implication to reproductive health among mothers in Amaifeke in Orlu local government, Imo state»Accessibility and use of information communication technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH)»Factors influencing the attitudes of women toward family planning in Rivers state»Assessment of nutritional pattern and practice among pregnant women in holy rosary hospital»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Assessment of exclusive breastfeeding in the development of under-five children in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Knowledge and practice of quality assurance among nurses working in accident and emergency unit of University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Kwara state»Awareness of determinants of sexual abuse and identification of supportive care among female nursing student of Madonna University»Assessment of practices used in the prevention of Lassa fever infection among health workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Factors that influence the patronage of traditional birth attendants in Umuowa community Orlu Lga, Imo State»Attitude of nurses towards research among accident and emergency nurses of University of Ilorin teaching hospital»Burnout syndrome and use of therapeutic approaches among nursing students in Madonna University, Rivers state»Incidence of protein energy malnutrition among children under five years in General Hospital, Yelwa Yauri, Kebbi state»Factors influencing high rate of abortion among women of childbearing age in Saki, Saki West Local Government Area, Oyo State