Physical Preventive Strategies Related to Children with Leukemia from Mothers’ Perspective in Al.Basrah Province

Abstract

Objectives: To assess mother’s preventive strategies concerning physical complication for children with leukemia. A cross-sectional descriptive study consisting of (150) mothers were interviewed at Basrah specialist hospital for children in Basrah Province in a period from 3 February to 21 March 2019. Findings of the study revealed that the highest percent of studied mothers 73(48.7%) had high level related to physical preventive strategies and 74(49.3%) had moderate level related to chemotherapy physical preventive strategies. systematic application a protocol of home care for children having leukemia to help mothers to provide appropriate home care and reduce the incidence of physical complication in children undergoing chemotherapy.