%0 Journal Article %T Effect of Applying Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Umbilical Cord Blood Collection and Its Barriers among Maternity Nurses %J Journal of Medicinal and Chemical Sciences %I Sami Publishing Company (SPC) %Z 2651-4702 %A Mohammed, Howaida Ragab %A Abd Elhady, Rehab Mohamed %A Hassan, Hemmat Mostafa %A Abd El Aliem, Rehab Soliman %D 2022 %\ 01/01/2022 %V 5 %N 1 %P 89-102 %! Effect of Applying Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Umbilical Cord Blood Collection and Its Barriers among Maternity Nurses %K educational intervention %K Knowledge %K Attitude %K Umbilical cord blood collection %K Barriers %K Maternity nurses %R 10.26655/JMCHEMSCI.2022.1.11 %X Umbilical cord blood collection increases the life expectancy of end-stage or chronically ill patients. The knowledge and attitude of health professionals are essential to the success of this attempt. This inquiry aimed to evaluate the effect of applying a structured teaching program on knowledge and attitude concerning umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers among maternity nurses. A quasi-experimental research design was used. It was carried out in Obstetrics and Gynaecological departments (antenatal, postnatal, and operating room) at Banha University Hospital. Based on a convenient sampling method, 89 maternity nurses at Banha University Hospital were chosen. To gather the data, two instruments were utilized: a) An organized interview questionnaire sheet, including two sections of socio-demographic features of maternity nurses and knowledge of maternity nurses concerning umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers; b) a modified Likert scale to assess the nurses' attitudes regarding umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers. The results showed that a minority of the nurses (11.2%) had good knowledge about umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers pre-intervention, which increased to (86.5%) post-intervention; however, only one-fifth of nurses (20.0 %) had a positive attitude of umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers pre-intervention which increased to (89.9%) post-intervention. Additionally, a highly direct correlation between total knowledge and total attitude score pre-and post-intervention was noticed. Structured teaching program regarding umbilical cord blood collection significantly improved nurses' knowledge and attitude regarding umbilical cord blood collection and its barriers. As a recommendation, appropriately designed in-service training programs concerning umbilical cord blood banking and its barriers must be founded to improve nurses' knowledge and attitude to suit newly developed concepts in care. %U https://www.jmchemsci.com/article_139549_ef2b69685b281c38a255975c81dcb037.pdf