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Abstract
Toxoplasmosis is worldwide zoonotic infectious disease caused by toxoplasma gondii. That is a serious disease which may lead to adverse effects to the fetus, mother, family, and society as a whole. So, accurate knowledge and attitudes of pregnant woman may lead to appropriate preventive behaviors toward toxoplasmosis. Nurses play a very important role in preventing, detecting, correcting and providing accurate knowledge during pregnancy about the common risks, preventive measures, diagnosis, treatment. So, the researcher is motivated to provide educational instructions to evaluate pregnant women’s knowledge and attitudes regarding toxoplasmosis.The aim of the study: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the educational instructions on pregnant women’s knowledge and attitudes regarding toxoplasmosis. -To fulfil the aim of the study: The study was conducted at the antenatal units (inpatient and outpatient clinic) of obstetric departments of: - Tanta University hospital affiliated to Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. - El-Menshawy hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Population. Sample: A purposive sample of 100 pregnant women were selected from the previously mentioned settings according to the inclusion criteria and the flow rate of pregnant women to each setting. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection: Tool (1): Pregnant women’s knowledge regardingtoxoplasmosis: it include three parts: - Part (1): Socio-demographic characteristic of the studied pregnant women, Part (2): Pregnant women’s obstetric history and Part (3): Pregnant women’s knowledge regarding toxoplasmosis. Tool (II): Pregnant women’s attitudes regarding toxoplasmosis: was used to assess pregnant women’s attitudes regarding toxoplasmosis. The main findings of the current study can be summarized as follow:- - Nearly two thirds of the studied pregnant women get their knowledge from friends and relatives. - More than four fifths of the studied pregnant women had low level of knowledge regarding toxoplasmosis pre implementation of the educational instructions while there were significant improvement in the level of women’s knowledge where the most of them had high level of knowledge immediately with slight decrease one month post implementation of the educational instructions with highly statistically significant differences p (<0.001*). - Nearly one fifth of studied pregnant women had positive attitude regarding toxoplasmosis pre implementation of the educational instructions compared to the most of them immediately with obvious improvement one month post implementation of educational instructions with highly statistically significant differences p (<0.001*). - There were highly positive correlation between the studied pregnant women’s knowledge and attitudes regarding toxoplasmosis pre, immediately and one month post implementation of educational instructions (p < 0.001). - Conclusion Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that: 1. Most of the studied pregnant women knowledge regarding toxoplasmosis had significantly improved immediately with slight decrease one month post implementation of the educational instructions. 2. Most of the studied pregnant women had positive attitudes regarding toxoplasmosis immediately with obvious improvement one month post implementation of the educational instructions. Recommendations Based on the findings of the present study, the following recommendations are suggested: 1. Mass media should be utilized to disseminate correct and relevant information about toxoplasmosis to women, families, and the community. 2. Educational programs about toxoplasmosis infection and measures to prevent it should be implemented in slums areas for all women during their reproductive age. 3. Provide the community with preventive information especially at the primary level about toxoplasmosis infection to increase the public’s awareness about risk factors, causes and healthy life style through the dissemination of mass media. 4. Further studies should be conducted to improve pregnant women’s perception regarding toxoplasmosis among lager sample and other setting.