Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards Pediatric pain management among nurses working in pediatrics unit at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2020-11
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: Pain in children is often under recognized and undertreated. Conscious adults are
able to expresses their feelings or pain intensity whereas children are not aware or have a
difficulty on explanation of their pain. So, objective assessment and interventional management
is mandatory.
Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards pediatric pain Management
among nurses working in pediatrics unit at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
Method: An Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses working in
Pediatrics department of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from October to November 2020.
A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 131 nurses. Data was collected using
a standard self-administrated questionnaire, cleaned and entered using SPSS version 26. Data
analysis was done using frequency mean and percentages. Logistic regression model was used to
measure association between independent versus out-come variables considering the AOR, 95%
CI and p < 0.05 as significant for all the independent variables.
Result: Total number of 129 nurses with a response rate of 98.4% had participated in the study.
Male to female ratio was 1:1.5.The result indicates that 61.2%, 58.1% and 52.7% of study
participants have adequate knowledge, favorable attitude and good practice towards pediatric
pain management respectively. Pediatric work unit (pediatric OPD, NICU, and pediatric ward)were factors significantly associated with practice level towards pediatric pain management.
Conclusion & recommendation: Pediatrics unit nurses in TASH have adequate knowledge but
unfavorable attitude and poor practice towards pediatrics pain management. Focused pain
management training program and treatment protocol shall be developed to improve pediatric
pain management.
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Anesthesia,Pediatric pain management, nurses , pediatrics unit