Assessment of knowledge of causes and effects of neonatal jaundice among mothers in General Hospital Idah, Kogi state Department: Nursing Science By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 7279 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractNeonatal jaundice (NNJ) or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia results from elevated total serum bilirubin (TSB) and clinically manifests as yellowish discoloration of the skin, sclera, and mucous membrane. The study was carried out to assess the knowledge of mothers on the causes and effects of neonatal jaundice in General Hospital, Idah, Kogi State. Among the objectives were to assess the level of mothers' knowledge on the causes and effects of neonatal jaundice at General Hospital, Idah, to evaluate if mothers'' level of education affects their knowledge of neonatal jaundice and to investigate if parity affects mothers'' knowledge on neonatal jaundice. Relevant literatures from various authors on neonatal jaundice were reviewed. A descriptive survey design was used, 100 questionnaires were administered and retrieved by the researcher. Relationship between variables were determined using chi-square with the level of significance set at 0.05 to determine the level of statistical significance. The findings from the research showed that the mothers have poor knowledge on the causes and effects of neonatal jaundice and many of them heard about the condition from the hospital, they know neonatal jaundice to be yellowish discoloration of the eyes, skin and lips in a newborn (78%), and yellow fever was strongly agreed by the mothers as the cause of neonatal jaundice (36%), 48% of them believed neonatal jaundice can leads to brain damage, eating of hot-natured food causing jaundice was disagreed by 73% of the mothers, and the majority of them (83%) also attended antenatal more than 8 times, while the level of education and parity of the mothers influence their knowledge of neonatal jaundice. It was concluded and recommended that nurses should seek knowledge through various research works to improve the knowledge of mothers on neonatal jaundice....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»Assessment of exclusive breastfeeding in the development of under-five children in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses 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