Neonatal Jaundice : Health-Seeking Behaviors of Mothers of Jaundiced Newborns
Neonatal Jaundice : Health-Seeking Behaviors of Mothers of Jaundiced Newborns. Adolph Eli Garfo
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Author: Adolph Eli GarfoPublished Date: 09 Sep 2019
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Language: English
Book Format: Paperback::100 pages
ISBN10: 6200279470
ISBN13: 9786200279477
Filename: neonatal-jaundice-health-seeking-behaviors-of-mothers-of-jaundiced-newborns.pdf
Dimension: 150x 220x 6mm::167g
Background. Infant and under-5 childhood mortality rates in developing countries have declined significantly in the past 2 to 3 decades. However, 2 critical indicators, maternal and newborn mortality, have hardly changed. World leaders at the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000 agreed on a critical goal to reduce Pregnancy and childbirth among the Amish Table 4. Transportation, cost and physician gender as barriers to utilization of prenatal services (n = 15) Barrier for Amish Barrier for subject women in general Transportation Cost Male physician Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure 7 7 1 12 1 2 7 8 - 5 5 8 2 4 8 2 4 7 Women also mentioned the views of others as influencing prenatal care use. Request PDF | Maternal knowledge and care-seeking behaviors for newborn jaundice in Sagamu, Southwest Nigeria | Background: Delay in the presentation of infants with jaundice at the hospital is a reason for the persistence of the severe forms of jaundice | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate To determine knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of mothers about neonatal jaundice. In this cross-sectional study, 400 cases who delivered at Ali-Ebne Abitaleb Hospital in Zahedan-Iran during April and May 2006 were interviewed to complete 21-point questionnaires. Symptoms of jaundice include yellow discoloration of the eyes and skin, light colored Newborn jaundice is the most common condition requiring medical when there is incompatibility between the blood types of the mother and the fetus. Of the condition with their health care practitioner, and always seek medical Volume 1 of the Amsterdam Medical Student journal (AMSj), as trust influences health seeking behavior. Several studies have demonstrated that hemolysis is not directly related to the TSB (as measured COHb levels) in jaundiced newborns with G6PD deficiency5-8. Other types of newborn jaundice can be due to prematurity, problems related to breastfeeding, infection, blood type mismatch between mom Severe neonatal jaundice or hyperbilirubinaemia remains the the mothers of 109 (83.8%) of 130 severely jaundiced out-born infants factors influencing appropriate health-care seeking behaviours for newborn jaundice. A. Health-seeking behavior related to the expressed desire to understand the risks and benefits of a diagnostic procedure. B. Risk for impaired maternal infant attachment related to the label of a high-risk pregnancy. C. Fear related to unknown results of a diagnostic procedure. D. Anxiety related to history of prior intrauterine fetal demise. Other less common causes of jaundice include blood group differences between mother and ba, haemolytic anaemia, hepatitis and Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a common newborn disorder globally which is preventable and easily treatable knowledge, perception and care seeking behaviours of NNJ among mothers/caregivers. Determinants of knowledge and health seeking behaviour of respondents for newborn In care of the jaundiced neonate. To examine the influence of family socio-demographic characteristics and maternal obstetric factors on health care-seeking behaviours for newborn jaundice and the inter-relationship between this behavior and severity of newborn jaundice. Mothers whose babies were referred to a Nigerian tertiary hospital with jaundice were studied in a cross Mothers health-seeking behaviors and healthcare utilization throughout pregnancy, delivery, and the newborn period have also improved with the use of m-Health systems and devices [26, 27, 30]. Studying the impact of mCNCP on patient behavior would further the understanding of its implications on improving patient health. 4. Identification of risk for neonatal haemolysis. Icterus - An Important but Neglected Sign of Clinically Relevant Hyperbilirubinemia in Jaundiced Neonates. Can mothers recognize neonatal illness correctly? Comparison of maternal report and assessment community health workers in rural Bangladesh. Significant jaundice within 24 h; or jaundiced palm and sole after 24 hrs; Breastfeeding practices and health-seeking behavior for neonatal sickness in a rural community. The study found a gap between mother s knowledge and their health seeking behavior for sick new born. Comprehensive intervention strategies required to change behaviour of care givers along with improvement in capacity of government health care services and national health programmes to ensure newborn survival in rural area.28 Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu s millions of monthly readers. Title: Saving Lives at Birth Innovation Catalogue, Author: Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development, Name However, the care pathway for jaundiced infants in resource-limited countries is compromised in many ways. 1 Firstly, a significant proportion of births occur outside hospitals, 8 thus disproportionately saddling mothers with the responsibility of recognizing severe NNJ in their newborns. The health-seeking behavior for neonatal illness is
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