
A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding care of low birth weight babies among mothers in selected rural areas of Rajkot, Gujarat
Author(s) -
Ajay Singh,
Harkamal Preet Kaur,
Naveen Chandra Joshi,
Waseem Ahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-7442
DOI - 10.46811/apjnh/3.1.4
Subject(s) - nonprobability sampling , test (biology) , birth weight , medicine , low birth weight , demography , family medicine , pediatrics , psychology , environmental health , population , pregnancy , biology , sociology , paleontology , genetics
A quasi experimental study with pre test, post test without control group design was undertaken on 60 mothers selected by purposive sampling technique to assess the effectiveness of teaching programme on home management of low birth weight baby among mothers using closed ended questionnaire. Result reveals that more or less similar percentage 47% was in the age group of 21-25 and 46% in the age group of 26-30 years. The overall mean knowledge on practice score in pre test was 13.34±3.25 whereas it was 24.18±3.09 in post test revealing 31.89% enhancement of knowledge scores.