Uncertainty associated with parents of preterm infants hospitalised in neonatal intensive care unit among selected governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022: an institution-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the uncertainty associated with parents of preterm infants hospitalised in neonatal intensive care units of selected governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022.

Design

A cross-sectional study conducted from 3 March 2022 to 30 March 2022.

Setting

The research was conducted at a government hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Participants

Out of 305 eligible participants, 303 were parents of preterm infants' participants with complete data.

Primary outcome measure

Levels of parental uncertainty, assessed by using the Mishel scale of uncertainty. Simple and multivariable linear regression analyses were conducted to assess associations between variables.

Results

The mean uncertainty expressed by parents was 101.3 (SD=21.12

SUBMITTER: Tilahun BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973694 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature