A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practices Regarding the Importance of Play Activities among the Mothers of Under Five Children During attending OPD in the Selected Hospital, Bardoli, Gujarat

Abstract

Background: Play constitutes an essential parameter of the normal psychosomatic development of children,as well as their statutory right. Play is the most important activity of a child’s life.METHOD: in this researchstudy a quantitative approach with Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted. 50mothers of under five children were selected by using non-probability convenient sampling technique.Structured interview schedule and inventory checklist both were used to collect data from the subjects.Planned teaching programme was organized to educate the mothers regarding importance of play activitiesfollowed by posttest. data was analysed by using descriptive and interferential statistics such as standarddeviation, chi- test, and paired ‘t’ test. RESULT: The pre-test knowledge scores showed that majority ofrespondents 37 (74%) had average knowledge, 13 (26%) had good knowledge and posttest knowledgescores showed that 46(92%) had good knowledge, 4 (8%) had average knowledge. The pretest practicescores showed that majority of respondents 38 (76%) had average practice, 12 (24%) had good practiceand posttest practice scores showed that 48 (96%) had good practice, 2 (4%) had average practice. paired tvalue of knowledge and practice was 13.72 and 18.54 was greater than tabulated value 1.991 at 0.05 level ofsignificance.The study results depicts that, there was significant association between the post-test knowledgescore and type of family and birth order of child. And there was also significant association between post-testpractice score and education.