Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2018

Health practices of patients with haemophilia

Ms. Jomika Mary Jose, Mrs. Liny Joseph

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 Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the health practices of patients with haemophilia  

Materials and methods: A quantitative research approach was used. The research design was non experimental descriptive design. A total of 80 patients, attending haemophilia clinic in Medical College Hospital, Kottayam were selected for the study by using non probability purposive sampling technique. The data collection instruments for the study included socio personal and clinical data sheet for collecting basic information and rating scale for assessing health practices The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: Majority of patients (67.50%) had poor health practices. Majority of patients (58.80%) had poor personal hygiene practices and more than half of the patients (53.80%) were good in practising activities and exercises. More than half of the patients (51.20%) were having poor practice regarding compliance to therapeutic regimen and prevention of complications.

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Health practices of patients with haemophilia , Ms.Jomika Mary Jose, Mrs. Liny Joseph , GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-11 | November-2018

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