Assess the Knowledge Regarding Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram among Antenatal Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic at Selected PHC, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Aim: to assess the knowledge regarding Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram among antenatal mothers attending antenatal clinic at selected PHC in a view to develop an information booklet regarding Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram. Objectives: (i) To assess the level of knowledge regarding Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram among antenatal mothers. (ii) To associate the significant between the level of knowledge regarding Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram among antenatal mothers with selected demographic variables. Methods & Material: A quantitative research approach .descriptive survey design with one group pretest design was adopted 50 samples were selected for the study by using non probability convenient sampling techniques. Result: The finding shows that the level of knowledge majority of mother 37 [74%] had moderate knowledge & 6 [12%] had adequate knowledge and 7 [14%] had inadequate knowledge; there is association between level of Knowledge with the Demographic Variables like Religion and Education of Mothers and the is no association in Age, Occupation, Type of Family, family Income Per Month and No. of Gravida. Conclusion: The findings of the study show that in level of knowledge, the mean value was 10.66 with the standard of 3.8859. The study concluded that most of the antenatal mother are having moderate knowledge regarding Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram among antenatal mother. Keywords: Antenatal Mothers, Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram.