02328nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260008200042653002800124100001800152700002200170700002000192700002700212245010300239856008600342300001200428490000600440520167400446022001402120       2022                            d  bEgypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research10aKnowledge and practices1 aSaber Osman D1 aEl-Sayed Hassan S1 aMohammed Said K1 aMohammed Abd El-Aziz S00aMothers' Knowledge and Practices regarding Care of their Children Suffering from Blinding Trachoma  uhttps://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/article_213184_fa98e106b63cac456fc9dd26f8e0e6f1.pdf  a165-1770 v33 a<p><strong>Background:</strong>&nbsp;Blinding trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. &nbsp;<strong>Aim of this study:&nbsp;</strong>Was to assess mothers' knowledge and reported practices regarding care of their children suffering from blinding trachoma.&nbsp;<strong>Research design</strong>: A descriptive design was utilized to conduct this study.&nbsp;<strong>Setting:&nbsp;</strong>This study was conducted at outpatient clinic at the Benha Ophthalmic&nbsp; Hospital.&nbsp;<strong>Sample:&nbsp;</strong>A purposive sample of&nbsp; 55 mothers who accompanied their children who diagnosed with blinding trachoma and aged 1day-9 years.&nbsp;<strong>Tools of data collection:</strong>&nbsp;Two tools were used to conduct this study.<strong>Tool I:</strong>&nbsp; Structured&nbsp; questionnaire schedule to assess mothers' knowledge regarding blinding trachoma.&nbsp;<strong>Tool II:</strong>&nbsp; Reported practice questionnaire to assess mothers' reoprted practice regarding care of their children suffering from blinding trachoma.&nbsp;<strong>Results</strong>: &nbsp;The majority of the studied mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about blinding trachoma, while less than two thirds of them had inadequate reported practices toward caring for their children with blinding trachoma.<strong>&nbsp;Conclusion</strong>: There was a positive correlation between total knowledge and reported practices of mothers' towards caring of their children with blinding trachoma.&nbsp;<strong>Recommendations</strong>: Provision of educational programs on regular basis is suggested to the mothers caring of their children with blinding trachoma.</p>
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