Assessment of women's knowledge toward their children under (5) year about phobia from injection in Baghdad City

Abstract

Objectives: To assess mother`s knowledge upon injection phobia toward their child .

Methodology:

A descriptive study to assessment of women's knowledge  toward Their children under 5 year about phobia from injection in  Baghdad city,

This study included 200 children as virtual sample  were (123) males and (77) females, this study carried at maternal and child  Baghdad Teachingl  Hospital and parterre AL-canary  , from the period of  December 2013 to march 2014, The results of the present study showed that the highest percentage of the phobia in child at aged between (2-3) years, were of (40%), while in male is more than female with percentage(61.5%). That poor socio-economic level and low level of education and culture for parents, and also the genetic factor of the most important reasons that  Led to the phobia of children in the age of less than five years.

The study concluded that phobia from needle was the most common with the age group between (was the most2 – 3) years most commonly involved. Phobia common in young mothers and  in those households having greater than 3 siblings .This study highlights the fact that ignorance, neglect and carelessness on part of the parents  for phobia his children  from needle leads to cause refrain  the child from treatment, and the deterioration in the health .The researcher recommends preparing education program awareness parents and mothers to know the disease phobia of injection and how to treat them and educate them, through the newspapers and television, which can help then to reduce the cases phobia  in children

Results: The important of this study is to reduce the reoccurrence of phobia from injection in children at ageless than five years in Babylon City and to appear extent prevalence of phobia from injection in children at age less than five years in Baghdad City .

Conclusions :The study concluded that phobia from needle was the most common with the age group between (was the most2 – 3) years most commonly involved. Phobia  common in young mothers and in those households having greater than 3 siblings .Literacy rate of mothers correlated significantly with phobia cases with the highest (58%) phobia cases in children with intermediate mothers. In most of the cases (75%) phobia was within easy reach. This study highlights the fact that ignorance, negative experience, genetic neglect, and carelessness on part of the parents lead to cases of phobia from needle.

Key words: Women ,  knowledge ,  children, Phobia , injection