Evaluation of Nurses Practices toward the Prevention of Hepatitis C Virus among Children at Hemodialysis Units

Abstract

This study aims to Evaluate Nurses Practices toward the Prevention of Hepatitis C Virus among Children at Hemodialysis Units. A pre-experimental design used in the present study with the application of a pre-test, post-test I and post-test II approach for the study after the implementation of instructional program. Data collection was done before instruction was provided to the study, then post-test I after 7 days of starting to give the instructional program in the study, and post-test II after 2 months from post-test I of starting to give the instructional program. The period of the study was from December19th, 2022 to March19th, 2023. sample is carefully chosen which consists of (30) nurses. This table displays the overall evaluation of nurses’ practices about prevention of viral hepatitis C in children; the findings reveals that nurses in the study group are showing poor level of practices during the pre-test time (53.3%, M±SD= 59.93 ± 9.362) while they are show good level of practices during the post-test 1 (100%, M±SD= 99.07 ± 3.432) and post-test 2 (100%, M±SD= 96.76 ± 2.795) that indicate the significant changes in level of practices among nurses after applying the program. Nurses’ practices about prevention of viral hepatitis C in children; in the study group showing poor level of practices during the pre-test time while they are showing good level of practices during the post-test 1 and post-test 2 that indicate the significant changes in level of practices among nurses after applying the program. Planning for health education programs that aim to raise awareness regarding the importance of the prevention of viral hepatitis C in children who undergoing hemodialysis.