Effectiveness of Instruction Program on Pregnant Women's Practices regarding Anemia at Primary Health Care Centers in Baquba City Dawood Qadessia Mahmod1, Ali Rabea Mohsen2,* 1Academic Nurse in Rufieda Nursing School in Baquba City 2Professor, Maternal and Neonate Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad *Corresponding Author: Rabea Mohsen Ali, Professor, Maternal and Neonate Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Email: rabea_ali@ymail.com
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Objective To identify the effect of the Instruction program on the Practices of pregnant women who suffering anemia. A quasi-experimental design was carried out with the application of pre-post test for the study and the control group. Purposive sample, consists of (60) pregnant women diagnosed with anemia attending four health care centers in Baquba city. The highest percentage of pregnant women (30%) (33.3%), respectively, at age group (25–29) years for study and control, with regard to the educational level (30%) (36.7) respectively intermediate and primary school graduate. (96.7%) (100%) in both groups were housewives. The two groups (36.7%) were within (low socioeconomic status), (43.7%) (56.7%) having (1–2) pregnancies, in which (46.7%) of women are reveal a level of (8.1–9) g/dl that is less than normal pre instructional program and the level is increased to normal level post instructional program (10.1–11) g/dl in (53.3%), and to (> 11) g/dl in (30%) of pregnant women. The results also present that the pregnant women in study group showing fair level of Practices about anemia in pre-instructional program and their level increased to (100%) in post-instructional program. While the level of control group did not changed. Top Keywords Anemia, Pregnant women, Primary Health Care Center, Practices. Top |