Delivery of a post-natal neonatal jaundice education intervention improves knowledge among mothers at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda

Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a major contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality. As many infants are discharged by 24 hours of age, mothers are key in detecting severe forms of jaundice. Mothers with limited knowledge of NNJ have a hard time identifying these infants who could go on to have the...

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Published in:PloS one 2024-04, Vol.19 (4), p.e0301512-e0301512
Main Authors: Alinaitwe, Businge, Francis, Nkunzimaana, Ngabirano, Tom Denis, Kato, Charles, Nakamya, Petranilla, Uwimbabazi, Rachel, Kaplan, Adam, McCoy, Molly, Ayebare, Elizabeth, Winter, Jameel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Child
Education
Ethiopia
Female
Ghana
Health aspects
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infants (Newborn)
Jaundice
Jaundice, Neonatal - diagnosis
Jaundice, Neonatal - therapy
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mortality
Mothers
Neonatal jaundice
Nigeria
People and Places
Pregnancy
Referral and Consultation
Uganda
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Summary:Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a major contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality. As many infants are discharged by 24 hours of age, mothers are key in detecting severe forms of jaundice. Mothers with limited knowledge of NNJ have a hard time identifying these infants who could go on to have the worst outcomes. This study aimed to determine the effect of a jaundice education package delivered to mothers prior to hospital discharge on maternal knowledge after discharge. This was a before and after interventional study involving an education package delivered through a video message and informational voucher. At 10-14 days after discharge, participants were followed up via telephone to assess their post-intervention knowledge. A paired t-test was used to determine the effectiveness of the intervention on knowledge improvement. Linear regression was used to determine predictors of baseline knowledge and of change in knowledge score. Of the 250 mothers recruited, 188 were fit for analysis. The mean knowledge score was 10.02 before and 14.61 after the intervention, a significant difference (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0301512