Assessment of Caregivers'Awareness about Home Care of Neutropenia among Children with Leukemia at Oncology Wards in Baghdad City Mohammed Asmahan Qasim1,*, Badr Shahznan Hassan2, Muslem Marwah Salah3 1Master in Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Iraq 2Master in Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Alameed University, Iraq 3College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Iraq *Corresponding author: Asmahan Qasim Mohammed. Master in Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Online published on 2 February, 2019. Abstract Objective(s): to assess the awareness of caregiver about homecare neutropenia among children with leukemia at oncology wards, and to fnd out relationship between level of awareness of caregivers and demographic variable. A descriptive study carried out at Baghdad City from1st of February 2018 to 30th of September 2018. Non-probability sample of (50) males and females caregivers was selected from the oncology wards in Child Welfare, Child's Central, Al-Kadhmiya and Baghdad Teaching Hospital. To achieve the purposes of the study, a questionnaire format was designed and constructed by the researcher depending on the extensive review of available, related literatures and studies. The frst part is related to caregivers ’demographic characteristics and the second part (three domains) is related to daily activities of caregivers about home care neutropenia among children with leukemia at oncology wards. Data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical analysis (Frequency, Percentage, Mean and Standard deviation) and inferential statistic (signifcance and correlation coeffcient). The study revealed that the majority percentage of caregiver's responses toward personal hygiene domain were 82% don't know about use a moisturizers to prevent dry skin, also 60% don't know that use of mouth wash contain alcohol was contraindicated for child. Top Keywords Assess, Awareness, Caregivers’, Neutropenia, Home care. Top |