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Otieno, Mercy. Use of a written handout to improve knowledge on prenatal lead and mercury exposure among women in an urban environment. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-b8xv-ay42

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TitleUse of a written handout to improve knowledge on prenatal lead and mercury exposure among women in an urban environment
NameOtieno, Mercy (author); Porter, Sallie (chair); Rutgers University; School of Nursing - RBHS
Date Created2019
Other Date2019-10 (degree)
SubjectPost-Master's DNP Practice, Lead -- Physiological effect -- Information resources, Mercury -- Physiological effect -- Information resources, Fetus
Extent1 online resource (84 pages)
DescriptionPurpose: The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate effectiveness of written informational handouts regarding prenatal lead and mercury exposure targeted to pregnant and parenting women in an urban environment.

Methodology: This project was a quantitative quasi-experimental pilot study. The Knowledge to Action theory was used to guide development and implementation of handouts. The handout was distributed among a pilot group of approximately 17 pregnant and/or parenting women in a classroom setting at an urban Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) office. Knowledge regarding concepts found in the handout about lead and mercury were assessed pre and post intervention using a pre/posttest. A pre/posttest was administered to participants to gauge baseline knowledge and post-intervention effect. A learning session was included after the posttest, where the participants learned more about lead in drinking water via a YouTube video and more about fish advisories from a chart by the FDA that was distributed in the form of a refrigerator magnet. No data was collected about the video or fish advisory magnet. The purpose of the aforementioned was to enhance what was in the handout and serve as an incentive for participants to show up for the study.

Results: The results did not demonstrate a statistically significant increase in mean posttest scores. There was however a clinically significant increase in mean posttest scores. Posttest 9 scores increased; 3 remained unchanged; and 5 decreased.

Implications for Practice: Using a handout to improve knowledge and awareness on prenatal lead and mercury exposure was an efficient and cost-effective strategy. Urban women’s health care professionals should implement educational tools into their practices. Education should occur on a routine on-going basis to emphasis urgency.
NoteDNP
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-b8xv-ay42
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Nursing (RBHS) DNP Projects
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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