Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 305-315
Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching Program on Exclusive Breastfeeding in Terms of Knowledge and Practice among Primi Caesarean Mothers
Ms. Kavita Rawat1, Dr. Mrs. Molly Babu2, Mrs. Sunita Patney3
1M.Sc. Nursing 2nd year student, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, New Delhi.
2External Faculty, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, New Delhi.
3Assistant Professor, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, New Delhi.
Corresponding Author: Ms. Kavita Rawat
ABSTRACT
Topic: A study to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on exclusive breastfeeding in terms of knowledge and practice among primi caesarean mothers in St. Stephens’s hospital Delhi.
Objectives: The objectives of the study were to develop a structured teaching program on exclusive breastfeeding, to assess and evaluate the knowledge and practice of primi caesarean mothers before and after the administration of structured teaching program on exclusive breastfeeding, to determine the relationship between the knowledge and practice after the administration of structured teaching program on exclusive breast feeding, to seek association between the knowledge and practice of primi caesarean mothers after the administration of structured teaching program on exclusive breast feeding with selected factors in terms of: age in years, religion, education, occupation, gender of the baby, gestation, type of family, previous exposure to health education on exclusive breastfeeding, initiation of breastfeeding and type of caesarean section.
Methodology: Experimental research approach with pre-test post-test control group design was adopted. The population comprised of primi caesarean mothers admitted in the maternity unit of St. Stephens Hospital, Tis Hazari Delhi. The independent variable was structured teaching program and dependent variables were knowledge and practice of primi caesarean mothers. The tools used were structured knowledge questionnaire, observation checklist and structured opinionnaire. The KR-20, inter-observer and cronbach alpha formula was used to assess the reliability of tools.
Results: Primi caesarean mothers had poor knowledge and practice on exclusive breastfeeding. The structured teaching program was found to be effective in improving the knowledge and practice of primi caesarean mothers on exclusive breastfeeding. There was no significant association between the knowledge and practice with the selected variables i.e. age in years, religion, education, occupation, gender of the baby, gestation, type of family, previous exposure to health education on exclusive breastfeeding, initiation of breastfeeding and type of caesarean section
Conclusion: The present study identified deficit in knowledge and practice on exclusive breastfeeding in primi caesarean mothers. The structured teaching programme was effective to increase the knowledge and practice of the primi caesarean mothers on exclusive breastfeeding.
Key words: Exclusive breastfeeding, knowledge, Practice, Structured Teaching Programme, Primi Caesarean mothers.