A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CARE OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS ADMITTED IN SELECTED MATERNITY HOSPITAL BANGALORE

Author Name: 1. Geetha K B, 2. Nirmala M L

Volume/Issue: 07/01

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2026-48426944/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer, Government College of Nursing, Kodagu, India.
2. Principal, Gayathri College of Nursing, Kottigepalya, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

ABSTRACT

The present study aimed to Assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programe on knowledge regarding care of low birth weight babies among postnatal mothers admitted in selected maternity hospital Bangalore The research approach used was pre-experimental approach. The Research Design selected for the study was a one group pre-test and post-test design. The setting was The unity life line hospital, BBMP maternity hospital, gayathri hospital Bangalore. The sample includes 60 post natal mothers selected by non – probability convenient sampling technique. structured teaching program was conducted on care of low birth weight baby were prepared. The results shows that the posttest Mean Knowledge score was higher (mean 84.3% and SD = 3.75) when compared with pretest Mean Knowledge score value (mean 44% and SD = 2.8). Further the mean knowledge enhancement scores was 43.7% .In the pre Test, results show that 70% of the post natal mothers possess inadequate knowledge as compared to 27% moderate and 2% adequate knowledge on care of post natal mothers regarding care of low birth weight babies. The Post Test results show that 87% of the post natal mothers regarding care of low birth weight babies possess adequate knowledge as compared to 13% of postnatal mothers noticed with moderate knowledge The statistical paired ‘t’ test implies that the difference in the pretest and posttest Knowledge Scores was found statistically significant at 5% (t=7.13*, p<0.05),There exist a Significant association in pretest (χ2 – 5.95) established between type of family and knowledge level of the respondents. Hence H2 hypothesis accepted, There exist a Non-Significant association in pretest with demographic variable like age (χ2 – 0.811), educational qualification (χ2 -4.61) , occupation (χ2 -5.11) , family income (χ2 -0.96), religion (χ2 – 4.79), mode of delivery (χ2 – 1.48) ,birth weight of babies (χ2 – 0.62) , number of children (χ2 -3.91), source of information (χ2 -1.8). Hence H2 hypothesis rejected. The Findings of the Study indicate Interventional protocol was significantly effective in enhancing the knowledge of postnatal mothers regarding the care of low birth weight babies

Key words: LBW (low birth weight), NICU, IUGR, WHO, One group pretest, posttest design; convenient Sampling Technique.