Academic Member, Islamic Azad University, Nursing Department – Borujerd Branch, Iran
*Corresponding author: Sameti Sedigheh, Academic Member of Islamic Azad University, Address: Iran. Borujerd. Safa st. Shahid Ruzbahani alley. Baharan apt. No 103/5. Unit 1. Postal Code 6916711111, Emails: sametisetareh@yahoo.com, sametis103@yahoo.com
Neoplastic disorders are the major reasons of children's diseases after the sucking period, and about half of the child's cancers are related to blood and other blood making organs (2),(4). Documents showed that 4.2% of each 100.000 white child under 15 years old, and 2.4% of each 100.000 black child are involved with these diseases (6).
Concerning the high prevalence of leukemia and this matter that mothers are the major keeper of children, training them about this case is necessary.
In order to determine the mothers training needs about leukemia it was tested on 360 mothers in medicinal centers of Boroujerd and Shahreza, in 2013. Testing was nonrandom and continuous. Gathering information tool was questionnaire, and its method was interview. Information were analysis by SPSS16 software.
The results showed that information of 98.4% of examined mothers about major symptoms of leukemia was normal and just 15.8% had correct information about it. 36.7% of samples were not concerned correctly about recovering methods of children's in appetite and 59.2% were not aware of nonmedical methods of pain decreasing. 56.7% were not aware of preventing bleeding and 93.3% of examined mothers, were not concerned about controlling infection in these children.
In order to those mentioned above, it seems that mothers need a perfect training about leukemia. In this case, physicians, nurses, media, school books, and training pamphlets, have a special effect on removing this need, increasing health level, child's permanence and finally social health.
Mothers, Leukemia, Training needs
