Assessment Mothers’ Awareness of Children With Cochlear Implementation

Background: Cochlear implantation is the main treatment for congenital deafness, which can effectively improve the hearing function of children. Aim: The study aimed to assess mothers’ awareness of children with cochlear implementation. Design: Descriptive research design was used for conducting the study. Sample: Convenience sample was equal 120 mother of children with cochlear implantation. Setting: The Audiology Outpatient Clinics at Beni-Suef University Hospital, Egypt. Tools: One tool was used to collect the data a self- Interviewing questionnaire it consisted of six parts. Part I: Concerning with mothers’ demographic data. Part II: Children demographic characteristics. Part III: Past medical history of children Part IV: Mothers’ knowledge questionnaire. Part V: Mothers’ reported practice toward their children with cochlear implantation. Part VI: Mothers’ attitudes toward cochlear implantation questionnaire. Result: The study result revealed that, 13.3% of mothers had good total knowledge scores, 22.5% of mothers had adequate total reported practice scores, and 40.8% of mothers had negative total attitude scores. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant relation between demographic characteristics and knowledge, reported practices, and attitude of studied mothers. Recommendation: Adopting and application of instructional program in different health care setting.