The effect of blended learning of the maternity course on academic student's achievements and satisfaction

Background: Blended learning is an advanced model that encompasses the advantages of both traditional teaching in the classroom, Information and Communication Technology supported learning. Blended learning requires rigorous efforts, right attitude, handsome budget and highly motivated teachers and students for its successful implementation. Aim: To assess the nursing students' achievements and satisfaction toward blended learning. Design: A descriptive study design. Setting: Faculty of nursing, Fayoum University. Sample: Convenience sample of 170 nursing student at third level maternity department. Tools: three tools were used to collect study data, structured interviewing questionnaire, Academic achievement form and Student Satisfaction questionnaire. Results: More than half of studied students were female, more than three quarter of them uses smart phones, more than half of students have high achievement score is excellent, majority of students were satisfied with blended learning. There were highly statistically significant between total satisfaction, total achievement and statistically significant between demographic characteristics, achievement and satisfaction. Conclusion: more than half of students with high total achievement score are excellent, about sixty percent were satisfied toward blended learning, and also, there is highly statistically significant between total satisfaction and total achievement. Recommendation: Involve blended learning as alternative plan at the time of crisis.&nbsp

Knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women regarding folic acid supplementation

Background: Folic acid (FA) supplementation is an important intervention to avoid complications during pregnancy on the women and fetus. Aim of the study: To assess knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women regarding folic acid supplementation. Design: A descriptive design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at antenatal clinical at Badr University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. Sample: A Convenience sample was utilized to recruit 120 pregnant women. Tools: Three tools for data collection were used. First tool: A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess demographic data, obstetric and menstrual history. Second tool: Pregnant women's knowledge regarding folic acid supplementation. Third tool: Pregnant women's attitudes regarding folic acid supplementation. Results: The current study showed about the majority of pregnant women having low level of knowledge regarding folic acid supplementation, while the half of pregnant women had negative attitudes regarding folic acid supplementation during pregnancy. Conclusion: the study pregnant women had unsatisfactory level of knowledge and negative attitudes regarding folic acid supplementation. Recommendation: Developing program to increase awareness regarding folic acid supplementation among pregnant women. &nbsp