Perception of Neonatal Jaundice Among Students at a Private Nursing Institute in Karachi
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https://doi.org/10.37762/jgnahs.106Keywords:
Knowledge, Neonatal Jaundice, Nursing StudentsAbstract
OBJECTIVES
This study aims to determine nursing students knowledge of neonatal jaundice.
METHODOLOGY
This cross-sectional study was conducted in a private nursing institute in Karachi from May to July 2023. A total of 108 nursing students were recruited through a convenient sampling technique. An adopted questionnaire consisting of two components: demographic data and knowledge assessment questions of neonatal jaundice. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze data for descriptive statistics.
RESULTS
The study findings showed 74% were males and 26% were females nursing students. Results revealed that 46.21% of the participants had a low level of knowledge, 41.8% of the participants had a moderate while 12.0% had a high level of knowledge regarding neonatal jaundice.
CONCLUSION
According to the study's findings, nursing students generally have a low to moderate level of awareness about neonatal jaundice. Therefore, there is a dire need to close this knowledge gap through focused education and training to provide competent care to neonates with jaundice.
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