Volume : 7, Issue : 10, October - 2018

TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF FOLIC ACID IN PREVENTION OF NEURAL TUBE

Ms. Ankita Mhaske, Ms. Bali Thool

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0in;&#10;margin-bottom:.05in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-para-margin-top:&#10;1.5pt;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.3gd;mso-para-margin-left:&#10;0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Background:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> Maternal and infant health is an important goal for all health care systems and is emphasized in the WHO Millennium Development Goals. Today, congenital anomalies are among the major causes of perinatal and infant mortality and morbidity in developed countries¹<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> Research approach:</b>Evaluatoryapproach.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> Research design: </b>Quasi experimental one group pre testpost test design.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> Setting of the Study: </b>This study was conducted in hospital.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;normal"> Sample: </b>First trimester mothers. <b>Sampling technique: </b>Samples was selected by Non-probability purposive sampling technique.<b>Sample size: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">40 first trimester mothers</span>.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:&#10;text1">Tool</span><span style="color:#333333">: </span></b>Structured knowledge questioner including demographic variables and planned teaching was used for the study. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Result</b>: This study shows that 19-23 years, 9(22.5%) belongs to the age group of 24-28 years, 14(35%) belongs to the age group of 29-33 years, 9(22.5%) of the subject belongs to the age group of 34-above years. The subjects, 6(15%) had primary education, 10(25%) had high school education, 18(45%)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>is under graduate and 6(15%) is graduated and more. Most of them, 19(47.5%)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>belong to hindu religion, 4(10%) was muslim, 11(27.5%) were Buddhist, and 6(15%) was other. With regards to occupation of mother, 10(25%) had private sector, 4(10%) had government service, most of the subject 20(50%) had worked in daily wages and 6(15%) was housewife Type of family, 18(45%) was belonging to joint family, 9(22.5%) was from nuclear family and 13(32.5%) was from extended family. The residential areas of the subjects, 15(37.5%) was from rural area and 25(62.5%) was from urban area. In the monthly area, 3(7.5%) was having below 2000 Rs, 12(30%) was having 3000-5000 Rs., 13(32.5%) was having 6000-7000Rs. And 12(30%) has above 9000.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The gravida, 16(40%)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>wasprimigravida and 24(60%) was multigravida mother. In the parity of mother, 13(32.5%) was the primipara mother, 8(20%) was the multipara mother and 19(47.5%) was the nullipara mothers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:9.75pt 82.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">C<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">onclusion</b>: There was significant increase in the knowledge scores of the study participants after giving planned teaching. This shows that, all women had positive effectiveness of planned teaching regarding importance of folic acid in prevention of neural tube defect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>