Evaluation of nurse-midwives practices related to the preventive measures for TORCH diseases in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon Province/Iraq

Background: Some infections are more common, but all of them need to be prevented as the primary infections of Toxoplasma, other infections (like a varicella-zoster virus, hepatitis B), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus (TORCH) diseases. Objectives: to evaluate nurse-midwives’ practices and to find out the relationship between nurse-midwives’ practices and demographic characteristics. A descriptive design study was conducted on (138) nurse-midwives in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon province using observation checklist questionnaires. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage). A chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables. The P-value was determined using a P-value of 0.05 to determine statistical significance. The majority of the sample (37.7%) was reported to be between the ages of (21 and 30) years. The majority of the study participants (69.6%) had no prior knowledge of TORCH diseases. The level of knowledge regarding TORCH disease prevention measures was low (63% of nurse-midwives). A significant relationship between nurse-midwives’ practices of TORCH diseases and their years of experience and training sessions at a p-value of (0.05).&nbsp

Nurse-midwives’ knowledge related to the preventive measures for TORCH diseases in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon Province/ Iraq

TORCH infections cause congenital anomalies throughout the gestation period that can cross the placenta and damage the fetus. The study aimed to assess the nurse midwife’s knowledge regarding preventive measures for TORCH infections. A descriptive design study was conducted on 138 nurse-midwives in maternity teaching hospitals in Babylon province using self-administered questionnaires. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage). A chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables. The P-value was determined using a P-value of 0.05 to determine statistical significance. Results: The mean age and standard deviation (SD) for nurse-midwives in the study was 34.11+8.967; the majority of the sample was (37.7%) reported at age 21–30 years. The majority of the study participants (69.6%) had no prior knowledge of TORCH diseases. The level of knowledge about TORCH disease prevention is low.93% of nurse-midwives had moderate knowledge. There was a significant relationship between nurse-midwives’ knowledge of TORCH diseases and their education level, their years of experience, and training sessions at a p-value of 0.05.&nbsp