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Objectives: The study aimed to assess the awareness of mothers on the risk factors, prevention, and management of seizures in newborns. Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 359 mothers using simple random sampling. The data were collected using questionnaires that included general awareness, awareness of the causes, risk factors, prevention, and management. The data collected were analyzed using frequencies and percentages. Null hypotheses were tested using chi-square at 0.05 level of significance. Results: 0.000), and awareness of risk factors of seizures in the newborn. Conclusion: A high awareness of neonatal seizures was found among mothers because of their high educational level, although some still had some misconceptions. Improving maternal neonatal seizure awareness and appropriate educational interventions to correct misconceptions are needed.
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DOI: 10.22037/ijcn.v17i2.37374
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