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Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Weaning among Mothers of Infants


Priya Kandpal



Priya Kandpal "Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Weaning among Mothers of Infants" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-6, October 2022, pp.1695-1699, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52142.pdf

Weaning is essential during transitional phase of child life for their adequate growth and development. WHO and UNICEF have recommended weaning after 6 months of exclusive breast feeding. It was found that Malnutrition in children is widely prevalent in India and about 5.7 million children are underweight and more than 50 percent of deaths in 0-4 years are associated with malnutrition. Effective weaning in the child requires proper knowledge and good technique skills in the mother. Objectives- To evaluate the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding weaning among Mothers of Infants. Methodology- Quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted to study conveniently selected 60 mothers of infants at selected rural area under Sarojininagar, Lucknow. Result- In pre-test majority of mothers of infants i.e., 75% had inadequate knowledge and 25% had moderate knowledge regarding Weaning. In post-test majority of mothers of infants i.e., 70% had adequate knowledge and 30% had moderate Knowledge. Pre intervention mean knowledge score of study population was 12.12±3.17 after Structured Teaching Programme it was increased to 23.72±3.33 (p<0.001). Conclusion- The study suggests that structured teaching programme regrading weaning can enhance the knowledge of mothers of infants significantly. Measures should be taken to teach mothers of infants to facilitate adequate growth and development of children.

Structured Teaching Programme, Weaning, Knowledge


IJTSRD52142
Volume-6 | Issue-6, October 2022
1695-1699
IJTSRD | www.ijtsrd.com | E-ISSN 2456-6470
Copyright © 2019 by author(s) and International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

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