A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY AMONG THE ANTENATAL MOTHERS ATTENDING OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGICAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN A SELECTED TERTIARY HOSPITAL, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Ms.Ramani.R; Ms. Remya Purushothaman; Prof .Veena M Joseph

Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY AMONG THE ANTENATAL MOTHERS ATTENDING OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGICAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN A SELECTED TERTIARY HOSPITAL, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Ms. Ramani. R, Ms. Remya Purushothaman, Prof . Veena M Joseph

Abstract :

A study to assess the effect of structured teaching programme on the prevention and management of anemia in pregnancy was carried out among the antenatal mothers in a selected tertiary hospital,TamiNadu, India. . A convenience sampling technique was used to select 30 antenatal mothers .A structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge on the prevention and management of anemia in pregnancy The mean pre test score was 8.10 � 1.647 and the mean post test score was 19.73� 1.015. The difference between the pre and post test scores was highly significant at P < 0.05 level (2 tailed). Thus the study revealed that the structured teaching was effective in improving the level of knowledge on the prevention and management of anemia in pregnancy. The study also demonstrated a significant association between the educational status and dietary pattern of the antenatal mothers with the pre test level of knowledge at P < 0.05.