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Masters Thesis | Nursing | Volume 10 Issue 7, July 2021 | Pages: 957 - 960 | India
Effect of Breastfeeding on Pain Relief among Infants during Intramuscular Vaccination
Abstract: Background: Intramuscular administration of vaccines in infants is common to induce immunity against preventive diseases. Nevertheless, it increases anxiety and pain distress in infants, which has to be minimised. Not many studies have implicated the role of breast feeding on pain distress. Objective: Study was designed to observe the pain related behavioural changes associated with breast feeding in infants post vaccination. Methodology: This quasi-experimental study involved 60 infants (1-12 months) attending outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital for vaccination. Infants were administered for Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP) vaccine, experimental group (n=3) could breast feed for 3 mins post vaccination whereas the control group (n=30) was observed without any breast feeding post vaccination. Socio-demographic data was noted, and behavioural change pattern was scored as per Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) for infants. Significance of behaviour change and association of changes with socio-demographic variables were assessed by Chi-square test with Monte-Carlo simulation. Results: Infants with age group of
Keywords: Breast feeding, crying, ertussis vaccine, pain measurement, vaccination
How to Cite?: Ashwini A. Shinde, Prakash Naregal, "Effect of Breastfeeding on Pain Relief among Infants during Intramuscular Vaccination", Volume 10 Issue 7, July 2021, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 957-960, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR21710174917, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR21710174917