International Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Moya Moya disease is a rare disorder of the carotid arteries - the arteries that supply blood to the brain. Moya Moya disease (MMD) is a slowly progressive bilateral stenocclusive process of the distal internal carotid and proximal portions of the anterior and middle cerebral arteries and the formation of an abnormal vascular network at the base of the brain. All the symptoms of Moyamoya disease arise from reduced blood supply to the brain and/or rupture of the ‘Moyamoya vessels’. Reduced blood supply may cause stroke and rupture of the unhealthy Moyamoya vessels causes bleeding within the brain. The diagnosis of moyamoya is suggested by CT, MRI, or angiogram results. There is no cure for this disease. Drugs such as antiplatelet agents (including aspirin) are usually given to prevent clots, but surgery is usually recommended is Burr hole surgery.

Keywords: Moya Moya Disease; Symptoms; Prevention. 

Background and objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge on prevention and management of acute respiratory tract infection among mothers of under five children, attending Paediatric medical OPD of Jipmer, Puducherry. Material and Methods: A cross sectional design was used in the study. Convenience sampling technique was used to select 100 samples. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to summarise the data. Results: Only 5% of mothers had adequate knowledge. 48% had inadequate knowledge and 47% had moderately adequate knowledge. Conclusion: The study concluded that adequate health education is needed for mothers and this will help to reduce morbidity and mortality among children.

Keywords: Knowledge; Acute Respiratory Infection; Mothers of Under Five Children. 

Premenstrual syndrome is a common problem in young girls which adversely affects their educational performance and emotional well-being. Changing lifestyle, modifying diet, exercises, yoga, massage and stress reduction can optimize quality of life and overall health of adolescent girls suffering from premenstrual syndrome. A pre-experimental one group pre test, post test design was conducted in selected schools, Bangalore which aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching program regarding selected nonpharmacological management of premenstrual syndrome and its association with its demographic variables. Data were collected from 60 samples by nonprobability purposive sampling technique which was used by structured knowledge questionnaire prepared by the investigator to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching program. Paired t-test value was 39.76, and the pre test score which was 40.4% and the post test score which was 83.0% significance difference between pre test and post test score was 42.6%. It reveals that the structured teaching program was highly effective. There was a significant association among adolescent girls with their demographic variables at (p 0.05) level of significance. This study finding indicate that the Structured Teaching Programme was effective in enhancing the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding selected non-pharmacological management of premenstrual syndrome in selected schools, Bangalore.

Keywords: Premenstrual Syndrome; Modifying Diet; Exercise; Stress Reduction; Adolescent Girls; Structured Teaching Programme. 

Great advances have been made during the past 50 years in knowledge of nutrition and in the practical application of that knowledge. According to modern concepts, school health service is a powerful way of raising health in future generations. Still they are young ,for betterment of exposure their parents has to be assessed. For this fact a pre-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on Anemia in terms of knowledge and knowledge on practice among mothers of primary school children in Omandhu Ramachandran Middle school, Trichy. Quantitative approach and Preexperimental design chosen to conduct study. A self structured tool was developed to collect data. Sample size N=40 which includes mothers of primary school children (Mothers of children who had Hemoglobin level between 7 - 11 gm/dl). Results revealed that pretest mean knowledge score was 31 (Average). While post test knowledge score was 78 (Adequate) and pretest mean knowledge on practice score 20.75, post test mean knowledge on practice score 76.88. Correlation Co-Efficicient applied to find correlation between pretest knowledge and pre test knowledge on practice (0.394*), posttest knowledge and posttest knowledge on practice (0.435*), the scores was significant at 0.01 level. Chi-Square applied there was significant association between post test knowledge and selected demographic variable such as education significant at p<0.001 level.

Keywords: Effectiveness; Structured Teaching Programme; Anemia; Knowledge; Knowledge on Practice; Mothers of Primary School Children. 

Behaviours established during the adolescence have long lasting consequences to the onset of many lifestyle diseases including coronary artery disease in later life. There is very limited data regarding coronary artery disease related knowledge and its influencing factors among adolescents. Therefore, it is essential to understand adolescent’s knowledge before designing and developing preventive programs focusing on this age group. The main objective of the study was to assess knowledge regarding coronary artery disease among 252 adolescents studying in selected schools of Thrissur district, Kerala, South India. A multistage random sampling technique was used. Data were collected using a self-administered-questionnaire on socio-demographic personal profile and knowledge on coronary artery disease. Results indicated that none of the adolescents had adequate knowledge, 77.4% had inadequate level of knowledge, and the remaining 22.6% had moderately adequate knowledge regarding coronary artery disease. Better coronary artery disease knowledge was found to be associated with female gender (p<0.05). The study findings highlight the importance of initiating programs for the prevention of CAD amongst adolescents.

Keywords: Knowledge; Coronary Artery Disease; Adolescents; Behaviours; Lifestyle Diseases; Risk Factor. 

Objective: In many developing countries early age marriage is associated with early age pregnancy resulting in mortality and morbidity of mothers and babies. Early marriage before age 18 is common practice in India, more in certain states than others. Uttar Pradesh is one state where early marriage is very common. This study aimed to identify factors that predicted the early marriage of girls from urban slums of Allahabad, which is the sixth largest city in Uttar Pradesh and one of the poorest states. Methods: As one component of a community intervention, young women aged 14 to 19 were interviewed in household surveys conducted in poor urban localities. Interviews were completed with 1351 adolescent girls. Data allowed us to calculate the cumulative proportion of girls marrying before the legal age of marriage: age 18 for girls. Results: Pace of marriage was 16.8 percent girls. Multivariate cox regression was used to identify protective factors that helped girls survive the event of marriage. Significant predictors of a younger age marriage of girls included lack of high school education, parent’s low education, not living with both parents and higher restrictions on mobility after controlling for other influences. Conclusions: Encouraging high school or higher education of girls, skills for negotiating access to education and attitudes preferring late age marriage should each be investigated as possible intervention targets preventing early age marriage of girls in India.

Keywords: Early Marriage; Social Skills; Self-esteem.