Table 3.
Knowledge levels regarding puerperal mastitis according to groups
| Nurses (n=241) | Maternity care nurses (n=38) | Midwives (n=38) | Total (n=317) | |||||||
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| Knowledge about, n (%) | With child/ren (n=158) | Without child/ren (n=83) | p | With child/ren (n=31) | Without child/ren (n=7) | p | With child/ren (n=30) | Without child/ren (n=8) | p | Overall p |
| Definition of mastitis | ||||||||||
| Sufficient | 136 (86.1) | 73 (88) | 0.683 | 26 (83.9) | 4 (57.2) | 0.117 | 26 (86.6) | 6 (75) | 0.587 | 0.437 |
| Insufficient | 22 (13.9) | 10 (12) | 5 (16.1) | 3 (42.8) | 4 (13.4) | 2 (25) | ||||
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| Reason of mastitis | ||||||||||
| Sufficient | 74 (46.8) | 19 (22.9) | <0.001 | 24 (77.5) | 3 (42.8) | 0.161 | 26 (86.6) | 4 (50) | 0.024 | <0.001 |
| Insufficient | 84 (53.2) | 64 (77.1) | 7 (22.5) | 4 (57.2) | 4 (13.4) | 4 (50) | ||||
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| Mastitis risk factors | ||||||||||
| Sufficient | 56 (35.4) | 22 (26.5) | 0.159 | 16 (51.6) | 3 (42.8) | 0.999 | 24 (80) | 4 (50) | 0.087 | <0.001 |
| Insufficient | 102 (64.6) | 61 (73.5) | 15 (48.4) | 4 (57.2) | 6 (20) | 4 (50) | ||||
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| Prevention of mastitis | ||||||||||
| Sufficient or moderate | 134 (84.9) | 71 (85.5) | 0.124 | 30 (96.8) | 7 (100) | 0.712 | 28 (93.3) | 7 (87.5) | 0.196 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient | 24 (15.1) | 12 (14.5) | 1 (3.2) | - | 2 (6.7) | 1 (12.5) | ||||
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| Symptoms of mastitis | ||||||||||
| Sufficient | 129 (81.6) | 60 (72.3) | 0.093 | 31 (100) | 7 (100) | 0.999 | 30 (100) | 7 (87.5) | 0.211 | <0.001 |
| Insufficient | 29 (18.4) | 23 (27.7) | - | - | - | 1 (12.5) | ||||
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| Treatment of mastitis | ||||||||||
| Sufficient | 87 (55.1) | 26 (31.3) | <0.001 | 20 (64.5) | 4 (57.2) | 0.999 | 27 (90) | 6 (75) | 0.363 | <0.001 |
| Insufficient | 71 (44.9) | 57 (68.7) | 11 (35.5) | 3 (42.8) | 3 (30) | 2 (25) | ||||