Assessment of Mothers’ Knowledge toward Cesarean Section Complications at the Hospitals in Baghdad City Hospitals

Abstract

Background: Cesarean section is one of the most frequently performed major abdominal surgeries and
carries the risk of infection, including local wounds, pelvic, respiratory tract, and urinary tract infections, as
well as lung emboli, venous thrombosis, and complications of anesthesia.
Objective: The study aimed to assess mothers’ knowledge toward complications of cesarean section and to
find out the relationship between mothers’ knowledge and their demographic characteristics such as (age,
level of education, and mulitiparacesarean section).
Methodology: A descriptive (cross- section) study design was conducted on (100) mothers with cesarean
section in the maternal ward. (The data were collected by the investigator, fill the questionnaire formats
by interview technique and fill it by the investigator). Questionnaire form was constructed for the purpose
of the study. It consists of two parts which were dealing with the demographic characteristics of mothers
and the mothers’ knowledge towards cesarean section complications. The data collection reliability of
the questionnaire was determined through internal consistency. Content validity of the questionnaire was
determined through panel of experts. Data were analyzed through descriptive and statistical approach
(frequency and percentage, and chi-square) by Socioeconomic Package for Social Science approach Version
16.
Results: The finding of the study demonstrated one result about the knowledge of mothers there was accepted
statistical percentage between mothers’ knowledge and their demographic characteristics such as (age, level
of education, and multipara cesarean section).