ABSTRACT

Background of the study: Anemia in pregnancy is a main problem in both developed and developing countries. The commonest source of Anemia is nutritional deficit of iron with evidence signifying that up to 90% of maternal Anemia may be due to inadequate consumption of dietary iron; however, there are other causes which include worm infestation, HIV infection, and genetic disorders. Objective: This study has assess effectiveness of health awareness programme on knowledge regarding Anemia in antenatal mothers. Material and method: Pre experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design, and purposive sampling technique were adopted to achieve the goal of the study. The tool consists of two parts. First part consist demographic data of the sample and second part consist of structured knowledge questionnaires. The sample was 60 antenatal mothers taken from selected hospitals at Vadodara. Results: The collected data was tabulated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. In the pre-test mean score was 12.88±3.44 and post-test mean score was 21.93±1.86. The post-test level of knowledge mean score is significant graters than the pre-test knowledge means score. The ‘t’ calculated value 20.59 is more than tabulated value 1.96 at 0.05 levelof significant. Therefore H1 was accepted. Conclusion: The ‘t’ test was completed between pre-test and post test score indicate that there was improvement the level of knowledge among pregnant women. Hence it incanted that structured teaching programme was effective. Keywords: Knowledge, Anemia, effectiveness, planned teaching programme, antenatal mothers
Publication date: 15/12/2023

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.12.1024