Effectiveness of Teaching Program on Awareness Regarding the Minor Discomfort Problems among Pregnant Women

Abstract

Background: Most of the pregnant women experienced minor discomforts in their normal pregnancies. The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on awareness regarding minor discomfort problems among primigravidawomen. Design: Quasi-experimentalresearch design was utilized to achieve the aim. A convenient sample includes 66 primigravida women accordingly; this study was conducted in two maternal health care centers in Minia city. a structured interview questionnaire was developed. The data collection tool consisted of 3 tools; the first tool: demographic data of the primigravida women; the second tool: knowledge assessment tool (pre –posttest education): and the third tool: practice assessment tool. Results: Most of the primigravida women had poor awareness about minor discomfort during pregnancy in the pre-teaching program which decreases to the minority after post teaching program with a highly statistically significant difference. Also, more than three-quarters of them had a poor level in total practice about minor discomforts in the pre-teaching program which decrease to the minority in the post-teaching program with a highly statistically significant difference. In addition, there was a fair positive association between the total knowledge score and the total practice score of primigravida women in the pre-teaching program. Conclusion: The study concluded that the nursing teaching program was effective in improving awareness of pregnant women regarding minor discomfort problems among primigravida women. Recommendation: The study recommended the integration of the designed nursing instructions for primigravida in maternal health care centers.