Postnatal mother: Knowledge and attitude towards Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ)

• DOI: 10.25077/elevate.1.1.40-45.2018
• Publication Date: 2018-10-12T07:58:31Z
• Authors: Norimah Said
• Keywords: Positive attitude

ABSTRACT: Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a pathological situation where an imbalance between bilirubin production and excretion present due to multitude of factors. The objective this study identify the number post-natal mothers who had received education their attitude on neonatal jaundice. A cross-sectional design was carried out among 131 posts natal mother. questionnaire given respondents. Results show there significant relationship knowledge towards postnatal part 50% have neutral attitude, 27.5% positive 8.4% negative outcome showed that most them others good However, they may fear invasive procedures such as taking blood from baby. Future studies should focus traditional treatments mothers.