A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme regarding Kangaroo Mother Care in Term of Knowledge and Practice among the Postnatal Mothers Admitted in Postnatal Ward of Selected Hospital of Bareilly, UP

Varsha Saxena

Abstract: The research design adopted for the study was one group pre test post test pre experimental design. A pre test was conducted in experimental group. Planned teaching programme was given only to the samples in the experimental group and post test was conducted after gap of eight days to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme in term of knowledge and practice regarding Kangaroo Mother Care among the postnatal mothers. A sample of 50 postnatal mothers, who were admitted in Gangasheel Hospital, Bareilly was selected by complete enumeration method. A self administered questionnaire consisting of part-1 and part-2 and part-3 was used for data collection. Among 50 respondents majority of the postnatal mothers within the age group of 26-30 year, one fifth of respondents finished as secondary education. No significant association was found between post test knowledge score of the sample with any of their demographic characteristics like age, educational status, occupation, type of family, birth weight of preterm babies, area of residence, previous birth of baby but there is significant association was found in source of information in post test knowledge.

Keywords: pre-test, post-test, teaching program, postnatal mothers, Kangaroo Mother Care

How to Cite?: Varsha Saxena, "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme regarding Kangaroo Mother Care in Term of Knowledge and Practice among the Postnatal Mothers Admitted in Postnatal Ward of Selected Hospital of Bareilly, UP", Volume 13 Issue 6, June 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 652-654, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24608120735, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24608120735