Effect of the educational program upon parents’ knowledge of nocturnal enuretic children

الملخص EN

The findings of the study have proved that there is a highly significant positive relationship between parents' knowledge and their demographic variables of age, educational level, occupation and residential area.

In general, knowledge of parents related to nocturnal enuresis was low.

However, the parents applied preventive practices towards their children with nocturnal enuresis.

A quasi-experimental study was conducted in five teaching and non-teaching hospitals and one psychiatric teaching hospital in Baghdad from the middle of June till the end of September 2007, in order to identify parents' knowledge of their children with nocturnal enuresis.

Objectives : To identify the effectiveness of an educational program on parents' whose children suffer from nocturnal enuresis.

Methodology : A purposive sample of (50) parents who accompanied their children with nocturnal enuresis have been selected.

The reliability of the instrument was determined through test-retest and the validity through a panel of experts.

The data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis that include (frequency, mean, mean of scores, standard deviation and percentage) and the application of inferential statistical analysis that include, (Pearson correlation coefficient, chi-square, and analysis of variance for the differences between pre-test and post-test of the study group).

Results : The results of the study indicated that the educational program had a positive effect on the knowledge of parents.

Recommendations : The researchers recommend preparing and implementing the educational program for parents of children with enuresis, and for medical and nursing staff to give them knowledge about the condition