Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14356/1644
Title: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Kangaroo Mother Care
Authors: Shah, Rakesh Kumar
Sainju, Nayan Kamal
Joshi, Sunil Kumar
Citation: ShahR. K., SainjuN. K., & JoshiS. K. (2018). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Kangaroo Mother Care. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 15(3), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v15i3.1173
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Nepal Health Research Council
Article Type: Original Article
Keywords: Health care worker
Kangaroo mother care
Low birth weight
Nepal
Series/Report no.: Sep-Dec, 2017;1173
Abstract: Abstract Background: Kangaroo mother care is an effective and low cost technique which prevents neonate from hypothermia, a leading cause of preventable neonatal mortality. Knowledge and practice of Kangaroo mother care is of utmost importance in developing countries such as Nepal. Purpose of this study was to find out knowledge, attitude and practice of kangaroo mother care among health workers in tertiary health centres in Nepal. Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out in three teaching hospitals in Nepal during the period from January 2016 to April 2016. Doctors and nurses working in Paediatrics/Neonatal and Obstetrics/Gynaecology wards were surveyed using pretested questionnaire. Responses from the doctors and the nurses were compared. Results: Response rate of the survey was 65%. All of the doctors and 95.3% of the nurses who participated in the survey had knowledge about kangaroo mother care.37.7%of the doctors and 48.8% of the nurses thought that this method is only used for neonates with low birth weight (<2500grams) (p= 0.013).Three fourth of the doctors and half of the nurses agreed that KMC is practiced regularly in their ward (p = 0.016). 22.2% participants informed that main reasons for not practicing kangaroo care regularly could be lack of skill and knowledge. Conclusions: We found that general knowledge and attitude of majority of doctors and nurses towards kangaroo mother care was good, however, its practise was not uniform. Keywords: Health care worker; kangaroo mother care; low birth weight; Nepal.
Description: Original Article
URI: http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/20.500.14356/1644
ISSN: Print ISSN: 1727-5482; Online ISSN: 1999-6217
Appears in Collections:Vol. 15 No. 3 Issue 37 Sep-Dec 2017

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