Compliance With Health-related Behaviors in Mothers of Hospitalized Children in Kashan, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction & Objective: Parents' understanding of how to prevent diseases and treat them promptly is an influential factor in a child's development. Thus, adherence health-related behaviors depends on the awareness performance mothers. In any society, mothers children require much more health care than other age groups because their vulnerability. As result, they draw special attention themselves. Paying community investment its long-term future. Therefore, it particularly important prevent, diagnose, childhood. addition, one most aspects disease prevention for observing mother's behavior with regard her child. Mothers are always priority group society. This not only primary consumers healthcare services but also large vulnerable individuals. implies that healthy essential maintaining improving children, families, Furthermore, play significant role enhancing children. order examine associated hospitalized related factors among researchers conducted present study. Materials methods:This study was cross-sectional by 216 who were children's wards educational hospitals affiliated Kashan University Medical Sciences from November 2018 March 2019. Based preliminary results, sample size calculated taking average score questionnaire, 20.3 ± 4.75, first type error 5%, estimation 0.5 based formula people. this study, sampling continuous. After obtaining permission hospital department officials, second author visited two educational-therapeutic centers' departments. Then, patients (children), he selected those whose mother at as caregiver. They then apprised objectives research, hygiene would be observed following stages. Afterward, asked provide written consent participation next stage, (who member both centers) mothers' toward indirectly. soon observer saw intrusive ward, immediately went nursing station document it. Due fact staff, possibility altering reduced. Each nearly 8 hours. cases, data collection took place during morning evening shifts. The researcher informed presence bedside asking It likely will shift if or night Two parts demographic clinical information questionnaire used assess behaviors, checklist used. Data collected analyzed using SPSS v16 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). We descriptive statistics, pearson correlation, one-way ANOVA, independent t-test linear regression analysis analyze data. Findings:This examined 11 whom excluded one-third items (more items) did apply them. removed data, analyses presented here 205 According father 29.27±5.60 33.61±6.03 years, respectively. Bachelor's degrees common (31.7%), while diploma fathers (37.6%). About 91% homemakers, 43% workers. 12.16±6.43 months, 80% born second. Fever gastroenteritis accounted 30.7% all hospitalized. study's mean 16.73±5.55. "use fresh safe water child drink" (97.5%), "wash hands soap become contaminated clear water" (95.6%), "Change clothes bedding diarrhea, vomit, blood, contaminants" (90.7%), "Wash after changing diaper" (87.3%) had highest compliance rates. found "washing before baby's (8%), "keeping mobile phone covered plastic cover contamination" (8.8%), contact surrounding environment" (15.8%) "hand washing breastfeeding child" (16.7%) lowest level Moreover, results multiple test showed positive correlation between (P=0.000; r=0.157). Conclusion:The indicate failed comply such regularly own feeding necessary educate inform regarding observation upon entering ensure safety. hospitals, is, therefore, supervisors, patient education supervisors devise implement programs aimed informing importance protecting hospitalization educating about behaviors.