Effect of Preventive Educational Interventions on Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Self- Care Practices regarding Puerperal Sepsis

Background: Puerperal sepsis is considered a preventable perilous issue thatassociated with women's demise. Therefore, prevention is better than treatment.This research aimed to evaluate the effect of preventive educational interventionson pregnant women's knowledge and self-care practices regarding puerperal sepsis.Subjects and Method: A quasi- experimental design was exploited, the targetgroup comprised of 120 pregnant women who were determined by a purposivesample and were selected from obstetric departments of Tanta University and El-Menshawy hospitals. Two tools utilized: Tool (I): Pregnant women's knowledgeregarding puerperal sepsis and its prevention: It was consisted of four main parts,Tool II: Pregnant women's self- care practices assessment sheet: that involvedseven categories. Results: Remarkable improvement in the total knowledge levelof the studied pregnant women where (30%) of them had adequate knowledge pre-intervention compared to (78.5% & 75% respectively) immediately post-intervention and at the follow up as well as highly enhancement in the total scoresof pregnant women self-care practices where (15%) of them had satisfactorypractices pre intervention compared to (80% & 78% respectively) immediatelypost-intervention and at the follow up with highly statistically significantdifferences P=(0.000**). Conclusion: prominent enhancement in pregnantwomen's overall knowledge and self-care practices regarding puerperal sepsisprevention. Recommendations: pregnant women should be adequately enrichedwith designed preventive nursing instructions and interventions regarding post-partum complications especially puerperal sepsis.