This present study was done under the topic “A study to assess the effectiveness of STP on knowledge regarding post-natal care among antenatal women at selected antenatal clinics of Gwalior.” The aim of the study is to identify the Effectiveness of STP on knowledge regarding post-natal care among antenatal women visiting selected antenatal clinics of Gwalior, M.P. Objective of the study was to assess the pretest knowledge regarding post-natal care among antenatal women, to assess the effectiveness of STP on post-natal care, to find out an association between pretest knowledge regarding post-natal care among antenatal women with their selected demographic variables, to find out an association between post-test knowledge regarding post-natal care among antenatal women with their selected demographic variables. The research approach adopted for this study is quantitative research approach. The research design adopted for this study was one group pretest post-test design. The data was collected through the tool which is prepared by the investigator. The sample consists of 30 antenatal women visiting at selected antenatal clinics of Gwalior. The tool has two parts. Section – I: Socio Demographic data, Section – II: Questionnaire on knowledge regarding post-natal care among antenatal women. The Findings of the study revealed that Most of the participants belongs to the age group of 30 years and above 33%, most of the samples are Hindus 43%, most of the participant had primary education 36%, 40% are homemakers, 56% belongs to joint family most of the samples got information regarding postnatal complication from mass media 30%, 43% participants had monthly income of more than 20000 Rs. Study revealed that in pretest mean score was 6,36, standard deviation 1.85 and range 6, in post-test mean score was 15.7, standard deviation 2 and range 7. Study revealed that in pretest most of the participant had poor knowledge regarding post-natal care 24, 06 samples had average knowledge and nobody had good knowledge. and after administering structured teaching program on post-natal care most of the sample obtained average knowledge 19 and 11 sample obtained good knowledge and nobody had poor knowledge regarding post-natal care. Since the obtained value of t test is 8.23 is greater than the table value of 1.68, Structured teaching programme was effective. Chi square test used to find out the association between selected demographic variables of participants with pretest knowledge regarding post-natal care. Since majority of demographic variables had no association with pretest knowledge regarding post-natal care null hypothesis was accepted and research hypothesis was rejected except sources of information regarding postnatal care. Means there is no significant association between pretest knowledge level regarding postnatal care with the selected demographic variables of antenatal women. Chi square test used to find out the association between selected demographic variables of participants with post-test knowledge regarding post-natal care. Since majority of demographic variables had no association with pretest knowledge regarding post-natal care null hypothesis was accepted and research hypothesis was rejected. It means there is no significant association between post-test knowledge score regarding post-natal care among antenatal women with selected demographic variables’.
Knowledge, Post Natal Care, Antenatal Women, Antenatal Clinic, Gwalior
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