Evaluatıon Of Mıdwıves Level Of Preparedness For Dısasters And Theır Knowledge And Attıtudes Towards Supportıng Breastfeedıng In Dısasters And Emergencıes
Project no. 29719 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2023
Summary
<p><strong>Aim:</strong>This study was conducted to evaluate midwives level of preparedness for disasters and their knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding support in disasters and emergencies.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Materials and Method:</strong> The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of all midwives (N=140) working in the primary, secondary and tertiary care units of Ardahan Provincial Health Directorate, while the sample consisted of 110 midwives who were determined by probability sampling method and voluntarily accepted to participate in the study. The study was conducted after obtaining all ethical permissions. Data collection tools were the 49-question "Assessment of Midwives Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Supporting Breastfeeding in Disasters and Emergencies Questionnaire Form and HASPAHA (Scale for Determining the Disaster Preparedness Perceptions of Personnel Working in Prehospital Emergency Health Services) scale forms. Statistical analyses will be calculated using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 29.0) program. Data were evaluated using number, percentage, mean, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson Correlation Analysis Test.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Results:</strong> It was found that the mean age of the midwives participating in the study was 29.86 ± 5.37 years, 51.8% had more than 5 years of working experience, and 86.4% had a bachelor’s degree. It was concluded that 93.6% of midwives were aware of the fact that maintaining breastfeeding in disasters and emergencies has an important place in health services. The mean score of the Scale for Determining the Disaster Preparedness Perceptions of the Personnel Working in Prehospital Emergency Health Services (HASPAHA) was 103.61±14.98. The lowest sub-dimension mean score of the scale was found to be the request sub-dimension with 12.17±2.10 and the highest sub-dimension mean score was found to be the intervention skill with 28.47±7.46. The difference between the midwives age group and educational status and HASPAHA importance subscale total mean scores was found to be significant (p<0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between the working status of the midwives and the HASPAHA intervention skill sub-dimension total mean scores (p<0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between the midwives general education about disasters, breastfeeding education and having information about the maintenance of breastfeeding and their HASPAHA total mean scores (p<0.05). A statistically significant difference was also found between the midwives previous exposure to disasters and their total mean scores of intervention skills (p<0.05).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Study results show that midwives receiving breastfeeding training in disasters and emergencies creates a significant difference in disaster preparedness.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Disaster; Midwife; Breastfeeding; Readiness; Emergency</p><p> </p>