A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Health Education Programme on Knowledge Regarding Breastfeeding and Weaning Among Antenatal Mothers at Selected Villages of Wagodiya Taluka
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Today - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Breastfeeding has been accepted as the most vital intervention for reducing infant mortality and ensuring optimal growth and development of children. Breastfeeding is the ideal form of feeding in the neonate. artificial feeding exposes the infant to infection and results in over a million death annually worldwide due to its ill effects. Weaning can be initiated by child, mother or it may be shared decision of both in age between 4 month to 4 years. It is unknown for an infant younger than 12 months to self wean. The duration of weaning varies from child to child. Objectives: To assess the existing knowledge of antenatal mothers regarding breast feeding & weaning at selected villages of Waghodiya. To determine the effectiveness of health education on knowledge regarding breast feeding & weaning among antenatal mothers. To find out association between pre-test knowledge score regarding breast feeding & weaning among antenatal mothers with selected demographic variables. Materials & Methods: The investigator used to pre-experimental research designed used (one group pre test post test design group) Non-probability convenient sampling technique were used, sample size were 60 antenatal mothers at selected villages of waghodiya taluka. The investigator used planned health education programme to assess the knowledge of antenatal mothers at selected villages of waghodiya taluka. Result: In the group of the antenatal mothers pre test knowledge mean score was 8.28 & post test mean score was 21.18 & t-test value was 29.10 at the significance level 0.05.
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Vishal Chauhan, Sneha Parmar, Parita Jayswal, Ravi Baria, Aadil Kadiwala, Vruti Patel
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