Impact of an educational program on parents' knowledge about chelation therapy & nutrition of their children with beta thalassemia major
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Educational Program, Chelation therapy, nutrition, Children, beta ThalassemiaAbstract
The study aimed to determine the effect of an educational program on parents' knowledge about chelation therapy, and nutrition of their children with beta thalassemia major. A quasi experimental study was carried out at Thalassemia Center in Al-Najaf City during the periods 25 ͭ ͪ February 2021 to 15 ͭ ͪ March 2022. Non-probability (purposive) sample of (70) parents were selected from thalassemia center (38 mothers and 32 fathers).The result of the study findings indicate that education program about home health care management was highly effective on parents’ knowledge in the study group evidenced by high significance associated with “Greenhouse-Geisser” correction at p-value=0.001. Also there is a significant relationship between parents’ knowledge with regard to affected father with disease at p-value= .049.
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