| Effects of Maternal-Child Health Education Program for Nurses in Tigray, Ethiopia on Their Knowledge and Confidence. |
| Kyung Sook Bang, Insook Lee, Sun Mi Chae, Juyoun Yu, Jisun Park, Hyungkyung Kim |
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1College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. ksbang@snu.ac.kr
2The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
3Graduate student, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify effects of a maternal-child health education program for nurses in Tigray, Ethiopia.
METHODS: One-group pre-posttest design was used. The maternal-child health (MCH) education program was given to nurses from 5 health centers in Tigray, Ethiopia. Knowledge and confidence levels were measured before and after each education session. Data were analyzed using paired t-test.
RESULTS: The topics of the 5 educational sessions were family planning, antenatal care, care during labor, immunization, and integrated management of neonate, and child illness. Knowledge scores (1st: Z=3.931, p=.001; 2nd: Z=6.189, p<.001; 3rd: Z=5.658, .001, 4th: Z=8.734, .001, 5th: Z=14.167, .001) and confidence levels (1st: Z=8.467, .001; 2nd: Z=4.183, .001; 3rd: Z=4.992, .001) improved significantly.
CONCLUSION: The findings of this study imply that the MCH education program for nurses was effective in developing the maternal-child health capacity of the nurses in Tigray, Ethiopia. |
| Key words:
Nurses; Maternal health services; Nursing education; Knowledge |
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