author(s)
Rokeya Begum

abstract
The present study aimed to assess the level of awareness of nurses on neonatal jaundice in some selected Tertiary Level hospital at Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common condition affecting newborn babies. About two thirds of neonates develop clinically apparent indirect hyperbilirubinaemia during first few days of life, thereby making it the most common clinical ailment in the neonates requiring urgent clinical evaluation as well as adequate management. Neonatal morbidity and mortality remain very high especially in the developing countries, of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America, and one of the important contributors to this is neonatal jaundice. Because of early discharge of newborn after delivery, role of health care provider about recognizing jaundice has increased. The issue of neonatal jaundice continues to be one of the most important public health problems in many countries throughout the world. Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is still a leading cause of preventable brain damage, physical and mental handicap, and early death among infants in many communities. Greater awareness is needed among all health care workers. Therefore nurse’s knowledge has become an important predictor for the final outcome of neonatal jaundice. However, up to date these issues have received only limited attention, and obtaining information may be useful for developing programs to increase compliance. Consequently, the present study aimed to assess the level of awareness of nurses on neonatal jaundice in some selected hospital at Dhaka city, Bangladesh. The study is cross-sectional study which was conducted in different hospital in Dhaka city during the month of May. Data collection is a structured questionnaire. Data will be collected from 5 hospital in Dhaka city. Purposive sampling methods will be used in the study. Condition will be measured in different factors for socio demographic factors, knowledge and attitude related factors. Data will be analyzed by SPSS software program. Our country will be highly benefited by knowing the exact level of knowledge. This will help our nation to review of educational system and to suggest relevant strategic interventions for policy makers. This review can be used to identify research gaps and serve as a guide to researchers for undertaking research in priority areas to generate evidence for strategic interventions.