Effects of Maternal-Child Health Education Program for Nurses in Tigray, Ethiopia on Their Knowledge and Confidence.
10.4094/chnr.2014.20.4.275
- Author:
Kyung Sook BANG
1
;
Insook LEE
;
Sun Mi CHAE
;
Juyoun YU
;
Jisun PARK
;
Hyungkyung KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. ksbang@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Maternal health services;
Nursing education;
Knowledge
- MeSH:
Child;
Education;
Education, Nursing;
Ethiopia*;
Family Planning Services;
Health Education*;
Humans;
Immunization;
Infant, Newborn;
Maternal Health Services
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2014;20(4):275-282
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify effects of a maternal-child health education program for nurses in Tigray, Ethiopia. METHODS: One-group pre-posttest design was used. The maternal-child health (MCH) education program was given to nurses from 5 health centers in Tigray, Ethiopia. Knowledge and confidence levels were measured before and after each education session. Data were analyzed using paired t-test. RESULTS: The topics of the 5 educational sessions were family planning, antenatal care, care during labor, immunization, and integrated management of neonate, and child illness. Knowledge scores (1st: Z=3.931, p=.001; 2nd: Z=6.189, p<.001; 3rd: Z=5.658, .001, 4th: Z=8.734, .001, 5th: Z=14.167, .001) and confidence levels (1st: Z=8.467, .001; 2nd: Z=4.183, .001; 3rd: Z=4.992, .001) improved significantly. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study imply that the MCH education program for nurses was effective in developing the maternal-child health capacity of the nurses in Tigray, Ethiopia.
