Airway Obstruction, Child Mortality
Conditions
Interventions
An educational intervention was carried out using the Paulo Freire Method, with 20 puerperal assistants in the Joint Housing wards at the Maternal-Infant and Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Hospital d
Procedure/surgery
E02.365.476
E02.365
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Being a mother of a child born alive; be in the period between 12 to 54 hours after the birth and the tenth day of the puerperium; demonstrate physical condition, medical release for sitting or orthostatic position, no pain at the time of approach, severe bleeding, no crying, nervous, aggressive, or sleepy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children under 18 who were without an escort to sign the Term of Consent;who has visual or auditory deficiency, physical deficiency in the upper limbs; they presented aggressive behavior, agitation or did not interact in the first stage of the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased performance ability scores in performing maneuvers to clear the airways and stabilize the child from zero to one year old by the puerperal participants of this investigation, by observing the performance in performing these maneuvers in relation to the proportion of correctness. The Parameters used to analyze performance was the accomplishment of the maneuvers of form and in the correct order, in relation to the proportion of correct answers, before and after the educational intervention, evaluated by a valid instrument type check list. A descriptive analysis was performed from absolute (n) and relative (%) frequencies of the items and the t-paired test for skill scores, before and after the educational intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased cognitive knowledge scores on prevention, identification and management of airway obstruction and choking in children from zero to one year of age. The Parameters used to analyze the specific knowledge on the subject were the responses of the puerpera in relation to the proportion of correct answers, annotated in a validated instrument that was applied before and immediately after the educational intervention. A descriptive analysis was used from the absolute (n) and relative (%) frequencies of the items and the t-paired test for knowledge scores. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMaria Barbosa
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Outcome results
None listed