Knowledge and compliance with standard precautions among registered nurses: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Nurses and patients are often exposed to various types of infections during their clinical practice. Knowledge and compliance with standard precautions are essential to prevent hospitals associated infections and protect patients as well as medical workers from exposure to infectious agents.

Aims: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, level of compliance, and associated factors toward compliance with standard precautions among registered nurses in the North of Jordan.

Pediatric End-of-life Care Barriers and Facilitators: Perception of Nursing Professionals in Jordan.

Introduction: End-of-life care is a critical issue for pediatric population with terminal illness to ensure the best possible quality of care for them and their families. A survey was conducted to identify the barriers and facilitators to provide pediatric end-of-life care.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at three tertiary centers providing end-of-life care in Jordan.

Stress among parents of infants with neural tube defect and its associated factors.

The purpose of this study was to assess the stress among parents (either the mother or the father) of infants with neural tube defects (NTDs) and its associated factors. Using Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF), 100 parents of infants with NTDs were compared with 100 parents as a normative group. The total mean score for parents of infants with NTDs was 104.

Factors affecting intention to breastfeed among Syrian and Jordanian mothers: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Background: Breastfeeding is considered the ideal method of infant feeding for at least the first six months of life. This study aimed to compare breastfeeding intention between Syrian and Jordanian women and determine factors associated with breastfeeding intention among pregnant women in these two countries.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from1200 pregnant women aged 18 years and above (600 participants from each country).

Sex preference and interest in preconception sex selection: a survey among pregnant women in the north of Jordan.

Background: Preconception sex selection for non-medical reasons is a controversial issue in bioethics. Little research has described preferences for preconception sex selection among Arab populations. This study describes the sex preference and interest in employing sex selection techniques among pregnant women in northern Jordan.

Knowing the fetal gender and its relationship to seeking prenatal care: results from Jordan.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between knowing fetal gender and seeking prenatal care.

Methods: Four-hundred and eighty-four postpartum mothers identified before discharge from the maternity unit participated in this study. We collected data from the women using two sources: a demographic data questionnaire and reviews of hospital records.