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Paper Title:
Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on home care of preterm babies among mothers with preterm babies in a selected private pediatrics hospitals in Erode District.
Background: Child growth and development start after the conception, inside the mother’s womb. Neonates born before 37 weeks of pregnancy it’s called a premature/preterm baby. The birth of a premature baby is affected with several problems such as infection, respiratory distress, apnea. Mother should need some basic knowledge and skills to maintain preterm care in home care management and mother craft such as breastfeeding, nutrition, skin care, immunization, cord care, eye care, etc. The aim of this study was to effectiveness of structured teaching programme on home care of preterm babies among mothers with preterm babies in a selected
private pediatrics hospital in Erode District.
Objectives:
●To assess pretest knowledge among mothers with preterm babies in a selected
pediatric hospital in Erode District.
●To evaluate the effectiveness of structure teaching programme on knowledge
regarding preterm babies among mothers.
●To find the association between pretest and posttest knowledge score among
the mothers with preterm babies.
Methodology: The Pre-experimental one group pre and post -test research design was selected for this study. A total of 60 mothers with preterm babies selected by using convenient sampling technique. Individual consent both verbal and written was obtained from mothers with preterm babies. The participant information sheet was provided and written consent was obtained from mothers with preterm babies. Demographic variables were collected using Interview schedule. Assessment of the pretest level of knowledge on home care of preterm babies among mothers with preterm babies by self-structured knowledge questionnaire. After intervention, the structured teaching programme on home care of preterm babies. Posttest assessment of level of knowledge on home care of preterm babies among mothers with preterm babies by self-structured knowledge questionnaire. The collected data were computerized and analyzed using SPSS version 25. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (distribution, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (paired t test, and chi-square value test).
Results: The result shows in pretest, Majority of mothers with preterm babies 41
(68.3%) had inadequate and 19 (31.7%) had moderate level of knowledge and in post-
test, majority of mothers with preterm babies 52 (86.7%) had adequate and 8 (13.3%) had moderate level of knowledge.
Conclusion: The study concludes that structured teaching programme was effective
in improves the knowledge on home care of preterm babies among mothers with
preterm babies.
Keywords:
Structured Teaching Programme, Home Care, Preterm Babies of Mothers.
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"Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on home care of preterm babies among mothers with preterm babies in a selected private pediatrics hospitals in Erode District.", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.e157-e173, June-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2306422.pdf
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