MOTHER’S KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS ABOUT HOME MANAGEMENT FOR INFANT COLIC IN RAPARIN ADMINISTRATION

Volume 13 , Issue 3 , March 2025 , Pages 321-332

Authors

Himdad Hassan Sofi 1 ; Ibrahim Hasan Mustafa 2

1 Pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Raparin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2 Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Hawler, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI logo 10.17656/jsmc.10426

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Abstract

Background
Infant colic is a difficult and complex experience for parents and infants in the first few months of their lives,
which causes excessive crying and discomfort for infants as well as anxiety and distress for mothers.
Objectives
To assess the level of information and beliefs that influence mothers regarding home management for reducing
infant colic.
Materials and Methods
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Raparin administration from the period of 15 May
2022 to 15 July 2022. Participated mothers in this study was 245 who had one or more children and visited
the hospital for treatment, the data was obtained through direct interview by questionnaire which included
demographic characteristic, 15 items regarding information, 10 items about foods that cause infant colic and
17 items concerning to method used to eliminate infant colic. The data were analyzed through the SPSS
program and the chi-square test was used to find the association.
Results
The results demonstrate that the majority of mothers (47.6%) who participated were between in the age group (30-
39) years old, followed by (75.9%) of mothers were living in urban places, and the majority of mothers (86.1%)
were housewife. As well as it has also been revealed that mothers had good knowledge (81.7%) and concerning
the beliefs (42.6%) of samples know practices used to reduce infant colic. Concerning significance, there was
no significant association between the mother’s knowledge and their socio-demographic characteristics and
there was a significant association between the mother’s beliefs and (occupational status) at p-value < 0.046
Conclusion
The mothers had good knowledge about infant colic and cultural influence still impacts mothers’ beliefs
regarding home management for infant colic. Mothers’ knowledge had a non-significant association with their
demographic features and a significant association between mother’s beliefs and their occupational status.
Keywords: Infant colic, Mothers, Knowledge, Beliefs, Management, Raparin/Sulaimani.

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