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Abstract
Meningitis is a major global public-health challenge, with many deaths and considerable long-term consequences for survivors. Cases and outbreaks are a danger in every country on the planet (Organization, 2019).
Aim to assess nurse’s knowledge regarding meningitis and universal precaution measures at Minia Fever Hospital
Research Design:
A descriptive cross-sectional had been utilized
Setting:
This study done Fever Hospital in Minia City, which is located at Fever Hospital Square and has 119 beds. A fever hospital is a medical facility that treats infectious diseases including scarlet fever and smallpox. Fever hospitals treat persons with infectious diseases and isolate them from the general population to avoid infection transmission.
Study population:
A convenient sample of 50 nurse were selected from all out patients departments, who divided into 14 nurses had bachelor degree, 10 nurses had diploma in nursing and 26 nurses had Technical institute.
Tools:
Tool I: interview qurie developed by investigator; personal data questionnaire including nurse’s demographic characteristics. including ( 11 ) quires about nurse such as age, gender, residence ,years of experience,
Tool II: Knowledge Assessment questionnaire for meningitis : It consisted of (18) questions to assess of nurses knowledge about meningitis related to definition, cause, risk factors signs and symptoms, Knowing the first symptoms of meningitis, how does someone get meningitis, with multiple choice response .
And 5 question about knowledge Assessment Tools for preventive measures regarding meningitis: such as: Introduction of new vaccine, Practicing good hand hygiene…………..etc. With response agree or not agree.
Tool III: Knowledge Assessment Tools for universal precaution: It consisted of (30) questions to assess of nurses knowledge about universal precaution as: (Hand Hygiene, Gloves, Gown…………etc.), with response of done or not done (Shivani & Rashmi (2019).
Data collection procedure:
Once permission was taken the investigator started data collection.
•To collect data from nurses, the investigator explain the aim and nature of study and how to fulfill this questionnaire briefly through direct personal communication.
•The investigator met participants in their work at times that were convenient for them. According to the appropriate clarification, the time spent completing the questionnaire ranged from 25 to 30 minutes, after outlining the significance and purpose of the research. Every nurse was allowed to ask any question to clear any misunderstanding. visited fever hospital to collect the data in two days each week, for. The data were collected through about three months from the first of October 2020 to 30 December 2020, two day/week at official work time from 9Am: 12Pm.
The present study revealed the following main results:
•More than 56% of sample was males, more than half of them age ranged from 20 -29 years, .
• Also the most 86% have unsatisfactory knowledge about meningitis , less than fifth 19% have satisfactory level of knowledge about meningitis with mean scores 9.3±2.7
• The most 78% of studied nurses have good knowledge about universal precautions regarding meningitis with mean scores 24.4±6.8.
• significant differences between nurses knowledge and their years of experiences, P value=.000,
• significant difference between total knowledge scores and demographic characteristics of the studied nurses sex, age , their education level respectively. p value .03** and .000**
• There no relations between attitudes score and knowledge scores both participants who have Satisfactory & unsatisfactory knowledge have a positive attitude.
Conclusion
More than half of participants were men, with more than half of them being between the ages of 20 and 29. Furthermore, the majority of study participants had insufficient awareness of meningitis,and the majority of studied nurses have a good understanding of general precautions for meningitis.
Recommendation:
The following suggestions were made :
1.Educational guidelines, posters, and booklets about meningitis should be provided at each nursing station in the wards, and staff should be encouraged to use them. Encourage nurses to attend meningitis training sessions to keep up to date on the disease.
2. An educational programme for nurses can be established and constructed through the programme; an emphasis can be directed and oriented in the management of patients with meningitis, and all nursing staff who work in paediatric units should receive ongoing training.
3.Increase nurse’s knowledge and updated in pediatric unit in hospital to the current researches and guidelines by training course.
4- Evaluate the level of nurse knowledge in the field must be done on a regular basis to keep track of the nurses’ knowledge and practise.