A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Danger Signs of Newborn Illness among Mothers of Newborn at Selected Hospitals in Indore City M. P

Manoj Swarnkar, Prerna Pandey

Abstract: Newborn danger signs refer to the presence of clinical signs that would indicate a high risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality and the need for early therapeutic intervention. Which includes, cough, difficult/fast breathing, lethargy, loss of consciousness, convulsion, fever, hypothermia, poor feeding or unable to suckle, persistent vomiting, diarrhea, yellow palms or soles or eyes, eye discharge/redness, and discharge or pus from the umbilicus. A quantitative evaluative approach was used for the study, the size of population included in the study were 60 mothers of newborn. The study was conducted on 60 mothers of new - born in SAIMS hospital at Indore. The knowledge gain (mean? Standard Deviation) Pre - test and Post test score was 7.48?1.71 & 15.16?2.40 (Mean ? Standard Deviation) while in knowledge regarding Danger sign of newborn illness at SAIMS hospital Indore (M. P.).

Keywords: Newborn danger signs, Neonatal morbidity, Therapeutic intervention, Clinical signs, Knowledge gain