Practices and believes of mothers toward treatment of newborns jaundice

Abstract EN

Aim : To assess mother's practice and believes toward treatment of newborns jaundice and to found association between practices and believes of mothers with demographic characteristics.

Methodology : Descriptive design study, purposive samples deals (200) mothers who attending to the Babylon maternal and child hospital.

Questionnaire was used to collect the data from the period of 2 October 2011 to 15 March 2012.

Data were analyzed by used descriptive and inferential statistical (percentage, frequency, T.test and chi –square).

Results : the study presented that (100 %) of mothers used Bendy yellow, the results shows that (100 %) of mothers avoid the baby to wear yellows cloths.

Also result shows that there are significant relationship between the practices and believes of mothers with age and level of education.

Conclusion : There were association between age of mothers with their practices and believes.

There is no significant association between mothers' practice and believes with treatment of newborn Jaundice.

Recommendation : The research recommended health education programmer by health visitors for mothers and diferent mas media for mothers, family and community.