A Health Education Program for El-Minia Nursing Institute's Students Regarding Helicobacter Pylori Disease

Abstract: Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is linked to serious complications like gastric cancer. Health education programs play a crucial role in managing H. pylori infections by increasing awareness about the bacterium and its associated health risks. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate a health education program for El-Minia nursing institute’s students regarding helicobacter pylori disease. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Sample: Convenient sample included 157 nursing institute students. Setting: Minia nursing institute, Minia governorate. Tools for data collection: One tool, Interview questionnaire included five parts, 1st part: Socio-demographic characteristics of nursing students, 2nd part: Past and current medical history of nursing institute, 3rd part: Nursing institute students' knowledge, 4th part: Nursing students' attitude about H. pylori disease and 5th part: Nursing student's reported practice questionnaires. Results: 83.4 % of nursing institute student had poor total knowledge pre apply education program improved and become 4.5 % of them had poor total knowledge post education program, 60.5 % of them had unsatisfactory total reported practice pre-education program, which improved to 39.5 % of them had unsatisfactory total reported practice post education program and 20.4 % of them had positive total attitude pre-education program, which improve and become 100.0 % of them had positive total attitude post apply health education program. Conclusion: Nursing institute student's total knowledge, total reported practices & total attitude about helicobacter pylori improved post apply health educational program. There is statistical relation between total knowledge, total reported practices & total attitude post applied education program. Recommendations: Apply further research in large sample and other setting for generalization.

Keywords: El-Minia Nursing Institute, Health Educational Program, Helicobacter Pylori Disease, and Students.

Title: A Health Education Program for El-Minia Nursing Institute’s Students Regarding Helicobacter Pylori Disease

Author: Mohamed Mansour Mahmoud, Prof. Dr. Afaf Salah Abd El-Mohsen, Dr. Aliaa Mohammed Othman EL-Afandy

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 11, Issue 2, May 2024 - August 2024

Page No: 270-284

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 30-August-2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13612273

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