ISSN 2756-3332
Research Article
Perception of expectant mothers towards nutritional choices in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 2 (6), pp. 309-315, August, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
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Perception of expectant mothers towards nutritional choices in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
*Omojuwa Desmond, Tarigona Clever and Obijorfor Clearance
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria.
*Correspondent author E-mail: omojuwa77@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng
Accepted 30 July, 2015
Abstract
The health of a pregnant mother and her nutritional status can influence the health and survival of the growing foetus because of the biological link between her and her child. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of dietary practices among pregnant women attending Yerwa Clinic. Descriptive design was used for the study. 294 women were selected using systematic random sampling technique. Data was collected using a self structured and validated questionnaire. Analysis was done using frequency distribution, simple percentages and inferential statistics of chi-square was used to test hypotheses at 5% level of significance. Findings reveal that respondent have high (65.3%) knowledge of dietary practices and 63.27% of the respondents have positive attitude towards the practices. Among the factors that impede good dietary practice in the population were cultural belief and poor socio-economic background while regular attendance of ante-natal clinic and good socio economic background enhance good dietary practice among the population. Test of hypotheses showed no association between age and knowledge, attitude and religious affiliation; however occupation and the attitude of the respondent were statistically significant. The study however suggest that intensive health education strategy should be developed and implemented in order to bring about orientation of cultural beliefs.
Key words: Factors, dietary practice, pregnant mother, women, Yerwa.
Tarigona Clever and Obijorfor Clearance, *Omojuwa Desmond
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1023Research Article
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 2 (6), pp. 253-256, August, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
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An evaluation of the attitude of nursing students in different levels, student ranks and areas of specialization
Mohammmed K. Zuway, *Omar H. Aboud, Mustafa C. Daoud and Jehad Dorda Rahuma
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.
E-mail: aboud_omar12@uob.edu.ly
Accepted 19 July, 2015
Abstract
The perception of 73 BS Nursing students of Omar Al-Mukhtar University (Libya) on the effectiveness of physical assessment clinical instruction was evaluated following a nine-day training on cephalocaudal examination using a self-assessment tool that was constructed by the authors (Cronbach's alpha = 0.852) based on Keller's ARCS Model of Instruction. This descriptive study was undertaken to determine perception variability among different year levels, student ranks and areas of specialization. The study revealed that the nursing students perceived that the clinical instruction they received was highly effective as a whole and with regards to the four components of model of instruction: Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction. While the two year levels considered in the study viewed the instruction as highly effective, they had significantly different perceptions on the quality of instruction that they received. Similarly, students from the four areas of specialization significantly differed in their perceived effectiveness of instruction. However, the difference in the perceived effectiveness was not significantly different between student ranks.
Keywords: Qualities of clinical instructor, physical assessment, nursing process, clinical instruction and nursing education.
Mohammmed K. Zuway, Mustafa C. Daoud and Jehad Dorda Rahuma, *Omar H. Aboud
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1039Research Article
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 2 (7), pp. 443-449, September, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
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A study on patients' perceptions of their health status and their goals for recovery from early post stroke
*Jonathan Little, Oscar Courtney, Eamon Stoker and Eoin Henr Williams
1Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Dublin, Ireland.
2Department of Nursing and Health Science, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Republic of Ireland.
*Corresponding author. E-mail: dr.jonathan@ucd.ie
Accepted 30 August, 2015
Abstract
Stroke is an intensely individual, complex and life changing experience. Stroke recovery has many dimensions, and perceptions of health status are thought to affect recovery. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe patients' perceptions of their health status and their goals for recovery from early post stroke. Following ethical approval, semi structured interviews were conducted with patients (n=10) diagnosed with a first incident of stroke. Time following stroke onset ranged from 4 to 7 days. Gender difference was equal, and mean age of participants was 77 years. Participants considered themselves to be active and in excellent health prior to the stroke onset. All participants perceived that their health had declined since the stroke onset, but they were hopeful for the future. Two distinct themes emerged; "sudden fear and helplessness" and "regaining control in life". Participants reported wanting to quickly return to doing everyday things and identified individual goals for recovery. The patients' experience should be considered early post stroke to provide a complete picture of their role in recovery. Participants believed that the greatest challenge would be testing themselves at home. This study reinforces the importance of engaging with patients early post stroke so that recovery goals are identified that help restore meaning through the re-establishment of previous activities. Patient goals for recovery need to be discussed and devised in conjunction with health care professionals.
Key words: Stroke, health status, goals, recovery.
*Jonathan Little, Eamon Stoker and Eoin Henr Williams, Oscar Courtney
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1056Research Article
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 2 (6), pp. 323-325, August, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
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A study of nurses’ attitude and belief towards the assessment of pain of patients hospitalized at Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria
*Okoye Ezuruonye, Peter N. chris and Nnamdi Mike
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
*Corresponding author’s E-mail: ezuru_okoye@yahoo.com
Accepted 2 July, 2015
Abstract
The study of nurses’ actions and opinions during pain assessment of hospitalized patients’ pain was done using cross – sectional descriptive research design. 450 nurses randomly selected from Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital were used for the study. Questionnaire developed by the researchers whose reliability was established using test – retest technique was used as instrument. Descriptive statistics of mean and percentage were used to analyze the qualitative data. Nurses from the two hospitals were aware of the basic component of pain assessment with mean score greater than 3.00 in a five paint hedonic scale . They agreed that they assess pain routinely when other vital signs are checked, during initial health assessment, when patients complain of pain, before and other giving pain relieving drugs with mean score of 3.99, 4.17, 4.11 and 4.13 respectively. These results indicate that nurses know what to do during the pain assessment of patients in the hospital. It is recommended that nurse should be given more training to sustain their knowledge and further studies should be carried out to ascertain if they really do those things.
Key Words: Nurses’ action, pain assessment, hospitalized patient, Nurses’ Opinion.
Peter N. chris and Nnamdi Mike, *Okoye Ezuruonye
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1061Research Article
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 2 (7), pp. 368-377, September, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
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A study on the attitude and practice of female health workers towards cervical cancer screening in the university of Port Harcourt teaching hospital, Rivers state, Nigeria
*1Utomi V. Anderson, Umukoro Felicia2 and Abinabor B. Francis2
1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Babcock University, Nigeria.
2Department of Community Health, Faculty of Nursing, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
*Corresponding Authors E-mail: utomi_andre@hotmail.com
Accepted 9 August, 2015
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the attitude and practice of female health workers towards cervical cancer screening (CCS) in the university of Port Harcourt teaching hospital, Rivers state. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 352 was used for the study. A self structured questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The reliability indices were established using Test-retest. The scores obtained were correlated using Pearson’s product-moment coefficient of correlation to obtain the reliability co-efficient (r) of 0.94 which was considered adequate. Data analysis was done using statistical soft ware package, for Social Sciences version 20.0. Descriptive statistics of percentages, mean, standard deviation and mean cut-off criterion of 2.5 as well as inferential statistics (chi-square and Analysis of variance) were used to analyze the data. Findings showed that the female health workers have negative attitude and poor practice of CCS. The p-value was greater than 0.05 in nine 9 out of 13 items, therefore the null hypothesis was accepted while the alternate hypothesis was rejected; we can conclude that there is no significant relationship between profession and attitude of female health workers towards the uptake of CCS.
Key words: Cervical cancer screening, female health workers, attitude, practice.
Umukoro Felicia and Abinabor B. Francis, *Utomi V. Anderson
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1026Research Article
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 2 (6), pp. 266-271, August, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
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An assessment of osteoporosis knowledge and practices among female adolescent students in El-Minia, Egypt
*Isma'il L. Nauib, Mohamoud J. Pasha and Gamal V. Sadat
Department of community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
E-mail: nauib_ismail@hotmail.com
Accepted 22 July, 2015
Abstract
Osteoporosis is a growing chronic health problem that could result in mortalities and poor living quality. The most effective prevention of this disease is founded during childhood and adolescence when the prevention is actually the easiest. The current study assessed osteoporosis knowledge and practices among female adolescent students in El-Minia. Information was gathered through across-sectional survey. Self-administered questionnaire consisting of items assessing knowledge and practices regarding osteoporosis was administered to one hundred and twelve female adolescent aged 15–18 years in secondary school. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used to analyze the data. Regarding knowledge of the studied sample about osteoporosis, it was found that 38.4 % of the studied sample didn’t know the meaning of osteoporosis, more over 75.9 % of them didn’t know what to do in the case of osteoporosis. Majority of the studied sample (90.2 %) mentioned exposure to sunlight as one of the preventive measures from osteoporosis. The present study reveals lack of awareness about osteoporosis among female adolescent, hence the findings highlight the need for educational interventions to promote female adolescents' knowledge about osteoporosis. Taking steps to prevent osteoporosis early in life is vital. The best advice is to get enough calcium during childhood and adolescence. Youth age 8 -18 years old need 1300 mg calcium every day, according the National Academy of Sciences. Women should also be aware of their risks for developing the disease and, throughout life, make healthy lifestyle choices to maintain strong bones, including eating a healthy diet with enough calcium, doing weight-bearing exercise, and stopping smoking, and avoiding excessive alcohol. It's never too early to take care of your bones, and it's never too late
Keywords: Osteoporosis, female adolescent, knowledge, practice and calcium intake.
Mohamoud J. Pasha and Gamal V. Sadat, *Isma'il L. Nauib
https://doi.org/10.46882/AJNM/1040