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Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate coping among primipara mothers during late postnatal period. Methods: Study Design: Follow up descriptive study design was utilized in this study. Study setting: The study was conducted in Kafer-Elsheekh General Hospital at postnatal unit and at home during the period from January 2015 to June 2015. Subjects of the study: A convenient sampling of 120 primipara mothers. Tool: Two tools were used for data collection: A structured interview schedule to assess general characteristics of women, coping scale to assess positive and negative coping at the second week and fourth week postpartum. Results: The present study findings revealed that the total mean of positive coping during postpartum at fourth week is significantly higher than at the second week. The relationship between the general characteristics of the studied sample and positive coping score revealed that there was significant rising of the score with increasing age at four weeks and between rural & urban mothers at two weeks postpartum. Also, between the house wife & working mothers at two weeks. There was a significant difference between mean scores of negative coping among different ages at two weeks. Else there was highly statistically significant difference between mean score of negative coping by increasing the level of education and job at two weeks and four weeks. Conclusion: Overall the results of the present study highlighted that. Almost all of the participants increasing their positive coping. There was increase of positive coping by increasing age, education, working of mothers at second and fourth week postpartum with a significance difference in the fourth week. There was increasing of positive coping by good knowledge at second week. Recommendation: Activating programs for information, health education and communication to enhance women positive coping and raise knowledge of health provider and society about postpartum stressor and how to cope with it positively.