A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME REGARDING THE KNOWLEDGE OF ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE AMONG THE CAREGIVERS AT SELECTED CIVIL HOSPITAL, TARN TARAN, PUNJAB.

Abstract

Future citizens health depends upon the care we are giving to our children today. Newborn babies constitute the foundation of life. More than half of the infant's deaths occur in newborn period. Most of these deaths occur during first week of life. The main reason of these deaths are birth asphyxia, hypothermia and infection. To reduce neonatal deaths deserve priority measures in every neonatal unit on earth so that neonatal deaths are preventable. AIM: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge regarding essential newborn care among caregivers and give them teaching about essential newborn care. a quasi experimental study was done on 60 caregivers at Civil Hospital, Ta Method: rn Taran with non- probability convenient sampling technique Self- structured questionnaire consisting 30 knowledge items were administered after informed consent. The mean pre- test score of level of knowledge regarding RESULT: essential newborn care among the caregivers of control group and experimental group were 12.5 (SD +2.20) and 12.2 (SD +3.4) respectively. The paired 't' test value was 2.05 significant at level 0.05 level. This study con Conclusion: cluded that religion had a great impact on knowledge of caregivers. The present study recommended that a Recommendations: similar study can be undertaken on large sample for better generalization by adopting a quasi experimental design to improve the knowledge of caregivers regarding essential newborn care.