Knowledge about Rheumatic Heart Disease and its Associated Factors Among Nurses Working in Cardiac Centers at Public and Private Hospitals of Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2020 /2021
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2021-06
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Addis Ababa University
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It is proposed that the biggest gap in control of rheumatic heart disease is in implementing of ineffective primary and secondary preventive measures. These measures are supposed to be well-dressed by health care providers specially nurses. For anticipation and appropriate controlling of rheumatic heart disease, nurses are ordinary to have complete thoughtful of the environment of the disease process and worthy information. The objective of this study is to assess rheumatic heart disease knowledge and its associated factors among nurses working in cardiac centers of public hospitals at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.Institution based cross sectional study was employed on nurses working in cardiac centers of public and private hospitals at Addis Ababa from October, 2020 to June 2021. The sample size was163designated by purposive sampling
method. Data was entered in to Epi-data version 4.45 and transferred to SPSS Version 25. Data testedand cleaned for misplaced values. Descriptive figures such as frequency percentages and mean were calculated, described and displayed in tables, graphs and charts. Binary logistic regression was employed to see the rudimentarysubstantial relation of individually independent variable with outcome variables. Significant factors were recognized based on multi variatlogistics regression 95% confidence level at P-value less than 0.05.In the present study about 154participants were participated. The mean correct answer response of the nurses for knowledge of RHD questions is 12.2 + 5.2. Only 48.7% of the nurses have good knowledge towards RHD and Being male in gender, having history of sore throat any time in life, taking formal education in university or collage about RHD, taking in-service training on RHD, having higher wok experience, have found significantly associated with higher odds of nurses’ good knowledge towards RHD.In service training regarding RHD managementshould be given tonurses who are working in cardiac centers. RHD early treatment and preventionshould be
incorporated and reinforced in to nursing curriculum and Guidelines and protocols must be
premeditated to advance the nurse’s knowledge about RHD early diagnosis, treatment and
preventionfor good outcomes and wellbeing of RHD patients.
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Knowledge, Rheumatic Heart Diseases,