Nurse-midwives’ knowledge related to the preventive measures for TORCH diseases in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon Province/ Iraq
Keywords:
knowledge, preventive measures, nurse-midwivesAbstract
TORCH infections cause congenital anomalies throughout the gestation period that can cross the placenta and damage the fetus. The study aimed to assess the nurse midwife’s knowledge regarding preventive measures for TORCH infections. A descriptive design study was conducted on 138 nurse-midwives in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon province using self-administered 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. Results: The mean age and standard deviation (SD) for nurse-midwives in the study was 34.11+8.967; the majority of the sample was (37.7%) reported at age 21–30 years. The majority of the study participants (69.6%) had no prior knowledge of TORCH diseases. The level of knowledge about TORCH disease prevention is low.93% of nurse-midwives had moderate knowledge. There was a significant relationship between nurse-midwives’ knowledge of TORCH diseases and their education level, their years of experience, and training sessions at a p-value of 0.05.
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