ABSTRACT

Background of the study: Breast-feeding is an important determinant of health of mothers and their offspring. The WHO have recommended that breast-feeding is strongly exclusive until the age of 6 months. Effective breast feeding depends on correct positioning and attachment which in turn result in increasing the more milk production and release. In other words, Improper positioning of breast-feeding may result in ineffective suckling, lactation failure and breastfeeding problems. Objectives: this research study is to assess pre-test and post-test knowledge and practice of mothers regarding breast-feeding technique among primipara and to assess the effectiveness of plan teaching program and correlation between on knowledge and practice of mothers regarding breast-feeding technique among primipara mothers in selected hospital, Vadodara. Material and method: In this research study an evaluative research approach with pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design with non-probability convenience sampling technique used to collect the 72 samples of primipara mothers and data collection done by administrating the self-structured questionaries. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and interferential statistic such as standard deviation, chi square- test, t-Test and Karl-Pearson correlation test. Result: In the post-test 0(00.0%) samples were having inadequate knowledge, 9(12.5%) samples were having moderate knowledge, 63 (87.5%) samples were having adequate knowledge level and 02(2.78%) samples were having poor practice, 70(97.22%) samples were having good practice level for breast-feeding techniques. Paired-t test was used to identify association between selected Socio-demographic variable and level of knowledge. Result shows that the pre-test and post-test knowledge level mean was 1.6250 and 2.8750, the mean difference was 71, standard deviation of pre-test was 0.56761 and standard deviation of post-test was 0.33304, the obtained ‘t’ value was 16.455, so it was highly significant at 0.05 level. Karl person correlation test was used to identify correlation between knowledge and practice of mother regarding breastfeeding techniques. Discussion: According to that correlation between knowledge and practice of mother regarding breastfeeding techniques was strongly positive at 0.05 level of significance. Keywords: Effectiveness, plan-teaching program, primipara mothers, breast-feeding techniques
Publication date: 15/06/2023

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.6.1078