Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study aims to determine nursing students knowledge of neonatal jaundice.
METHODOLOGY
This cross-sectional study was conducted in a private nursing institute in Karachi from May to July 2023. A total of 108 nursing students were recruited through a convenient sampling technique. An adopted questionnaire consisting of two components: demographic data and knowledge assessment questions of neonatal jaundice. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze data for descriptive statistics.
RESULTS
 The study findings showed 74% were males and 26% were females nursing students. Results revealed that 46.21% of the participants had a low level of knowledge, 41.8% of the participants had a moderate while 12.0% had a high level of knowledge regarding neonatal jaundice.
CONCLUSION
According to the study's findings, nursing students generally have a low to moderate level of awareness about neonatal jaundice. Therefore, there is a dire need to close this knowledge gap through focused education and training to provide competent care to neonates with jaundice.