PMID- 37092513
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230426
IS  - 2409-515X (Electronic)
IS  - 2409-515X (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 2
DP  - 2023 Apr 1
TI  - Newborn Screening Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Obstetrics-Gynecology 
      Residents, Pediatric Residents, and Newborn Screening Nurses in a Tertiary 
      Government Hospital in the Philippines during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
LID - 10.3390/ijns9020019 [doi]
LID - 19
AB  - Newborn Screening (NBS) saves babies from mental retardation and death. In the 
      Philippines, it was formally established by law in 2004. Program success requires 
      physicians, nurses, and midwives to educate and motivate parents. The COVID-19 
      pandemic reduced NBS coverage from 91.6% to 80% between December 2019 and 
      December 2020. This study aimed to (1) determine the knowledge, attitudes, and 
      practices of residents and nurses relative to NBS during the COVID-19 pandemic; 
      and (2) identify possible factors that may have affected NBS services at the 
      Philippine General Hospital during the pandemic. Participants' demographics were 
      also compared with NBS practices. The study enrolled 189 participants employed 
      during 2020. The results of a self-administered online questionnaire were 
      evaluated. Only 31% of participants scored above a mean passing level for NBS 
      knowledge set by experts. Most participants expressed a favorable attitude 
      towards NBS. Knowledge scores were a significant factor in favorable attitude. 
      Obstetrics-gynecology residents had lower attitude scores than Pediatric 
      residents and NBS Nurses. Prenatal parent education was only practiced by 1/3 of 
      participants. Despite the obstacles of the COVID-19 pandemic, participants 
      appreciated the value of the NBS and were willing to perform specimen collection 
      using safety precautions. Participants identified the need for additional NBS 
      training. The challenges identified provide an avenue for further research with 
      the goal of strengthening NBS, especially during a public health emergency.
FAU - Padilla, Patrick Jose D
AU  - Padilla PJD
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philippine General Hospital, Manila 
      1000, Philippines.
FAU - Manalo, Eileen M
AU  - Manalo EM
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philippine General Hospital, Manila 
      1000, Philippines.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230401
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Neonatal Screen
JT  - International journal of neonatal screening
JID - 101665400
PMC - PMC10123634
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Newborn Screening
OT  - Newborn Screening Act of 2004
OT  - Philippine General Hospital
OT  - RA9288
OT  - attitudes and practices
OT  - knowledge
COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
EDAT- 2023/04/24 06:42
MHDA- 2023/04/24 06:43
PMCR- 2023/04/01
CRDT- 2023/04/24 05:54
PHST- 2023/02/03 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/03/23 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/03/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/04/24 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/04/24 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/04/24 05:54 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijns9020019 [pii]
AID - IJNS-09-00019 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijns9020019 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Neonatal Screen. 2023 Apr 1;9(2):19. doi: 10.3390/ijns9020019.