Evaluation of knowledge and practices for kidney transplantation recipients

ABSTRACT

Knowledge and practices concerning medcation signs and symptoms of rejection, follow-up, Diet, personal hygiene, Environmental health, Measurement of body temperature were evaluated in a purposive sample of [150] kidney transplantation recipients who were followed for the period between th beginning of Feb, 2000 to the end of Dec, 2000 in two teaching hospitals which were Baghdad Teaching Hospital and Al-Karama Teaching Hospiotal. The data were analyzed through the application of descriptive and inferential statistics in order to meet the study objectives. Their knowledge about medication side effect, signs and symptoms of rejection has been found unacceptable and inadequate; further more it has been found that 83% of kidney transplantation recipients do not know signs and symptoms of rejection. Concerning their practices, it has been found that personal hygiene was the best practice among them While the follow-up, diet environmental health was unsatisfactory, in addition the measurement of body temperature was the worst practices which showed 96% of them not know how to check their temperature