A Study to Assess the Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Mothers and to Determine their Knowledge and Attitude regarding Anemia in Pregnancy Before and After a Structured Teaching Program in Selected Villages of Bidar, Karnataka

Sivakami S.

Abstract: Anemia in pregnancy is life threatening. Anemia in pregnancy caists world over but it is a very common problem in most of the developing countries. India it is frequently severe and contributes significantly to maternal mortality and reproductive health morbidity. Anemia in pregnancy is the foremost cause for maternal mortality rate in India. Recently a list of programs has been focused on safe mother hood but maternal anemia remains a neat concern. The objective of the study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitude regarding anemia in pregnancy before and after a structured teaching program. One experimental pre test post test control group design was selected for the study.30 mothers for control group and 30 mothers for experimental group was selected in selected villages of Bidar by simple random sampling technique. By using structured questionnaire, the knowledge and by Likert Scale the attitude was measured. The structured teaching program was conducted for experimental group where the session lasts for 1hour. The post test score shows that majority of the mothers 41 (68.3%) had adequate knowledge.19 (31.7%) had moderately adequate knowledge and no sample have in adequate knowledge.

Keywords: Maternal anemia, Pregnancy health, Structured teaching program, Knowledge assessment, Rural mothers

How to Cite?: Sivakami S., "A Study to Assess the Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Mothers and to Determine their Knowledge and Attitude regarding Anemia in Pregnancy Before and After a Structured Teaching Program in Selected Villages of Bidar, Karnataka", Volume 14 Issue 12, December 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 663-665, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR251206195146, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR251206195146