A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON KANGAROO MOTHER CARE AMONG MOTHERS ADMITTED IN POSTNATAL WARD OF SELECTED HOSPITAL MEERUT.

Author Name: 1. Priya Pandey, 2. Prof. Mary Veena, 3. Prof. Dr S. Balamani Bose

Volume/Issue: 06/03

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2025-41835854/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Student M. Sc Nursing Final Year, College of Nursing L.L.R.M Medical College, Meerut, India.
2. Professor cum Nursing officer Child health nursing, S.V.B.P HOSPITAL MEERUT College of Nursing L.L.R.M Medical College, Meerut, India.
3. Professor & Principal, College of Nursing L.L.R.M Medical College, Meerut, India.                

ABSTRACT

Need of the study: In India, Low birth weight (LBW) is an important underlying cause of neonatal mortality. Experience from world over shows that appropriate care of LBW infants, which encompasses feeding, temperature maintenance, hygienic care, early detection of infection and treatment of complications can substantially reduce mortality rates. kangaroo mother care is a low resource, evidence based, high impact intervention and standardised care for low-birth-weight infants. It can prevent up to half of all deaths in infants weighing<2000gm. Mother is an important primary care provider and therefore, education enables the mother to acquire greater knowledge and access to information will help her, in better care of her LBW newborn. Hence it is important to educate the mother about the problem and how to manage the newborn with such problems. So, researcher assumes that well-structured teaching programme may increase the level of knowledge of mother. Objectives: To assess the pre-test knowledge of mothers admitted in postnatal ward of selected hospital Meerut. To assess the post- test knowledge of mothers admitted in postnatal ward of selected hospital Meerut after implementation of structured teaching program. To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on level of knowledge regarding kangaroo mother care. To find the association between selected demographic variable and the level of knowledge of mothers. Methodology: A quantitative evaluative research approach, pre-experimental one group Pre-Test and Post-Test research design was used. The sample size of 60 postnatal mothers were selected using Convenience sampling technique. The tool used were, self-structured knowledge questionnaire. Assessment of pre-existing level of knowledge done by administering knowledge questionnaire after that on same day Structured Teaching Programme was conducted on knowledge regarding kangaroo mother care. After 7 days, post-test was conducted by the researcher. Result: The result of post-test reveals that there was significant improvement in the level of knowledge Among 60 samples, 33(55%) had good knowledge and 27(45%) had excellent knowledge. Conclusion: Postnatal mothers had less knowledge regarding kangaroo mother care. The structured teaching programme was found to be effective in improving the knowledge of study subjects, hence there was dire need to educate them regarding kangaroo mother care.

Key words: KMC, Mothers, Postnatal.