Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care among Neonatal Nurses

Abstract

Introduction: Kangaroo mother care has been established as having an important role in the care of infants, particularly in preterm and low birth weight infants. Kangaroo mother care implementation depends on knowledge, attitude, and practice by neonatal nurses. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of kangaroo mother care among the nurses of neonatology in a ter-tiary care hospital. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross sectional study in which data were collected from 38 nurses of neonatology departments. The study respondents were nurses and head nurses. They were assessed through a questionnaire in three domains, knowledge (10 items), attitude (8 items), and practice (4 items).