Nurses’ Knowledge about Convulsions among Children:A Cross- Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: febrile convulsion is a seizure accompanied by fever in a child over the age of one month who has a central nervous system or a cut infection electrolyte imbalance and has not been notified. It infects around three to four percent of children under the age of six.

Objective:  The objective of the study is to identify level nurses knowledge regarding pediatric convulsions

Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to achieve the early stated objectives, non- probability sampling (purposive) selected 212 nurses in maternity and children’s teaching  hospital in the al-diwaniyah city, ıraq during the period ( September 28th , 2024 to may 20th , 2025). Data was collected using a self-report questionnaire with two parts: The demographic data form (gender, age, and education level , years of experience in nursing, years of experience in  pediatric and a training course for the convulsions among children ) and questionnaire consist 38 multiple-choice about convulsions .

Results: The study included 212 nurses who participated, with the majority of the sample reporting a poor level of oral health (42%), less than a third (29.7%) reporting an average level, and the remaining percentage (28.3) reporting knowledge of convulsions. Furthermore, a statistically significant relationship was discovered between level knowledge and educational level (p = 0.042) and years of experience in pediatrics (p = 0.003).

Conclusions: The researchers concludedThat nurses don't know enough about convulsions, and their degree of understanding is unsatisfactory.