Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018
ASSESSMENT ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ANAEMIA AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS
Madhu Jayanthi, Junior Sundresh
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Aim: To assess the knowledge regarding anaemia among antenatal mothers.
Methods: Women attending the antenatal OPD were asked to fill a questionnaire regarding anemia so as to test their knowledge, attitudes and practices pertaining to anemia and role of their diet.
Results: In Pretest, more than half, 27 (60%) antenatal mothers had extremely poor knowledge, post test shows that , more than half 26 (57.78%) antenatal mothers had a adequate knowledge on anemia, 15 (33.33%) antenatal mothers had moderate knowledge and 4 (8.89%) antenatal mothers had inadequate level of knowledge on anemia. and none of them were in extremely poor knowledge.
Conclusion: Educating antenatal women about the importance of diet and implementing this into practice will help in the prevention of anemia.
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MADHU JAYANTHI, JUNIOR SUNDRESH, ASSESSMENT ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ANAEMIA AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-1, JANUARY-2018
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MADHU JAYANTHI, JUNIOR SUNDRESH, ASSESSMENT ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ANAEMIA AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-1, JANUARY-2018