Assessment of Nurses’ Perceived Barriers for The Provision of Developmental Care in The Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Governmental Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Every year, 120,000 newborns die in Ethiopia. Neonatal deaths now account for a
greater proportion of under-five deaths. An estimated 3.1 million neonates die each year globally
and 99% of these deaths occur in low-income countries. Despite the extraordinary improvements
in child survival over the past 25 years, there is still virtually no effective health care for
newborns in many developing countries. The nurse becomes the infant’s primary supportive staff
with the most contact with infants and their caregivers. In this study, the nurse’s perceived
barriers in the provision of neonatal developmental care are assessed.
Objective: To assess Nurses’ Perceived Barriers for the Provision of Developmental Care in the
Neonatal Care Units of Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: quantitative cross sectional study was conducted. Self-administered questionnaire was
used to assess nurses’ perceived barriers in the provision of neonatal developmental care in all
public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. All neonatal Nurses’ working in all public hospitals of
Addis Ababa was included in the study without taking sample. Binary and multiple logistic
regressions were done to assess association between variables.
Result: A total of 90 respondents responded to the questionnaires, giving a response rate of
97.83%. The majority of respondents were female (80%). Majority of the respondents had year of
experience between 1-5 year accounting 65(7.77%). Majority of respondents 72(80%) had
positive perception (accept nurses perception influence provision of NICU developmental care).
Most of the respondents accept as motivation, emotion, job satisfaction, work experience, and
recognition by managers and level of education affects Nurses perception in provision of NICU
developmental care.
Conclusion: In multiple logistic regressions job satisfaction affects the perception of Nurses in
providing NICU developmental care
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Developmental Care, Governmental Hospitals