الفهرس 
Introductionيوجد فقط 14 صفحة متاحة للعرض العام
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المستخلص
Pneumonic children usually suffer from many complications and health problems as the course of treatment or result of disease process. The aim of this study was to assess the mothers` health care regarding their pneumonic children under five years old. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted at Pediatric Out-Patient Clinics in Benha Specialized Pediatric Hospital & Benha University Hospital. Sample: Simple random sample of 100 mothers had pneumonic children was attended to the previously mentioned settings in a period of six months. Tools: Two tools were used in this study to collect the research data I) An interviewing questionnaire to assess socio-demographic characteristics of the studied mothers and their children, children` medical history, mothers` knowledge regarding pneumonia and mothers` practices regarding care of their children with pneumonia. II) Assess factors affecting pneumonia. Results: 69% of studied children were male, 66% of them aged between 24-36 months with mean age 22.2 ± 12.6, 27% of mothers aged <20 years old with mean age 27.4± 5.2, 56% of mothers had secondary school education, 59% of the studied mothers had poor knowledge about prevention of pneumonia, 26% had unsatisfactory practice regarding care of their pneumonic children, while 74% of mothers had satisfactory practices regarding care of their pneumonic children. Conclusion: This study concluded that less than two fifths of the studied mothers had poor knowledge regarding pneumonia, less than three quarters of the studied mothers` total practices were satisfactory, and there was highly statistically significant correlation between mother`s knowledge and practices regarding their children care P <0.001. Recommendation: Health educational program for mothers should be developed and implemented to improve knowledge & enhancing practices about pneumonia and prevent complications.