Impact of Health Education on Knowledge of Newborn Care among Expectant Women in Urban Area of Belagavi, India: Pre and Post Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Neonate period refers to the time from birth to 28 days of life and is said to be a crucial period for the infant. Globally in 2015, there were 4.5 million deaths within first year of life and each year within first month of life 1 million newborns die. In 2012, India’s IMR was 42 deaths per 1000 live birth. As mother’s knowledge plays an important role in safeguarding health of newborn, there is a felt need to educate the expectant women regarding Newborn care. Study aimed to assess the impact of health education on knowledge of newborn care among expectant women. Material and methods: A pre test was carried out in Ashok Nagar Urban Health Center, Belagavi, among 82 expectant women. Health education was given on newborn care and then post test administered after 1 month. Data was collected using a pre designed and pre-tested structured questionnaire and analysis was done with Fisher exact test, Paired t-test and ANOVA. Result: Majority of expectant women belonged to age group of 20-24 years. Overall mean pre test knowledge of expectant women was 17.2±5.4 and post test was 31.2±3.9 and t-value for total pre and post test was 17.53. Area wise highest post test mean knowledge was on cleanliness/hygiene (4.9±0.9) and lowest mean knowledge was on immediate care. It was also found that the impact of intervention, primigravida women’s knowledge was increased compared to multigravida mothers. Conclusion: Study shows that knowledge of newborn care among expectant women increased significantly after delivery of health education.
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Yashaswi P. Kudachi, Madhav Prabhu, Mubashir Bashir Angolkar
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