Evaluation of nurse-midwives practices related to the preventive measures for TORCH diseases in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon Province/Iraq

Marwa Mohammed A. AL-Jaleel; Saadya Hadi Humade; Jenan Akbar Shakoor

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.7570

Authors

Marwa Mohammed A. AL-Jaleel
marwa.m.abed.aljaleel9019@gmail.com
PhD student at College of Nursing, University of Babylon
Saadya Hadi Humade Prof.Dr. College of Nursing, University of Al-Mustaqbal
Jenan Akbar Shakoor Assist. Prof. Dr. College of Nursing, University of Kikuk

Keywords:

practices, preventive measures, nurse-midwives

Abstract

Background: Some infections are more common, but all of them need to be prevented as the primary infections of Toxoplasma, other infections (like a varicella-zoster virus, hepatitis B), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus (TORCH) diseases. Objectives: to evaluate nurse-midwives’ practices and to find out the relationship between nurse-midwives’ practices and demographic characteristics. A descriptive design study was conducted on (138) nurse-midwives in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon province using observation checklist questionnaires. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage). A chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables. The P-value was determined using a P-value of 0.05 to determine statistical significance. The majority of the sample (37.7%) was reported to be between the ages of (21 and 30) years. The majority of the study participants (69.6%) had no prior knowledge of TORCH diseases. The level of knowledge regarding TORCH disease prevention measures was low (63% of nurse-midwives). A significant relationship between nurse-midwives’ practices of TORCH diseases and their years of experience and training sessions at a p-value of (0.05).

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