A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON NEWBORN CARE AMONG PRIMIGRAVID WOMEN IN A SELECTED HOSPITAL AT LUCKNOW

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The data was planned to analysis on the basis of the objective and hypothesis of the study. The obtained data was tabulated and analyzed using statistical methods such as numbers, percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired‘t’ test, chi square test. Among 60 primi gravid women four (6.7%) primi gravid women had inadequate knowledge on maintenance of personal hygiene and 33 (55.0%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 23 (38.3%) had adequate knowledge. About thermo regulation six (10%) primi gravid women had inadequate knowledge and 13 (21.7%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 41 (68.3%) had adequate knowledge. Regarding breast feeding 49 (81.7%) primi gravid women had adequate knowledge and 11 (18.3%) had moderately adequate knowledge, no one had inadequate knowledge. Regarding immunization 16 (26.7%) had inadequate knowledge, 23 (38.3%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 21 (35.0%) had adequate knowledge. Considering umbilical cord care 20 (33.3%) primi gravid women had in adequate knowledge, 22 (36.7%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 18 (30.0%) had adequate knowledge. In the overall knowledge 20 (33.3%) primi gravid women gained moderately adequate knowledge and 40 (66.7%) primi gravid women gained dequate knowledge and no one had inadequate knowledge. This showed that the overall knowledge had increased after structured teaching programme. There was an association between income and knowledge of primi gravid women at P<0.05 level. Primi gravid women with higher income had more knowledge in post -test than women of lower income. The overall findings showed that the structured teaching programme for primi gravid women was effective in selected hospital at Lucknow . This type of educational programme could bring about a change in primi gravid women’s knowledge and create awareness in caring the newborn. On the whole the study confirmed the hypothesis which was formulated at the beginning of the study (i.e.,) there is a significant association between the pre and post -test knowledge on new born care among primi gravid women after structured teaching programme. The findings of this study indicate that the structured teaching programme on newborn care to primi gravid women is effective in improving their knowledge

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