Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme Regarding Weaning Practices among Primipara Mothers in a Selected Area at Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu, India.

Abstract

Toevaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regardingweaning practices among Primiparamothers. To determine the association on weaning practices with the selecteddemographic variables.Theconvenience sampling technique with the sample of 53 primipara mothers and self structured questionnaireto assess the pre-test and post-test knowledge of mothers on weaning practices. The structured teachingprogramme to assessing the level of knowledge of primipara mothers on weaning practices. The level ofsignificance selected was p<0.05. The data collection tools was validated and reliability was established.The data were collected by self structured questionnaire. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed.Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The pre test mean value is 8 and post test mean value is97and the pretest standard deviation is 2.227 and post test standard deviation is 336.4 .The study showedthat pretest on 1.88 % of primipara mothers had adequate knowledge, 58.4% of primipara mothers hadmoderate knowledge, 39.6% of the primipara mothers had inadequate knowledge and post test on 92.4%of primipara mothers had adequate knowledge, 7.54 % of primipara mothers had moderate knowledge,0% of the primipara mothers had inadequate knowledge on weaning practices and there was a significantassociation of the knowledge with demographic variables