The Efficiency of Teaching Programme on Kangaroo Mother Care Among Mothers of Low-Birth-Weight Babies: A Pre-Experimental Study

Abstract

Background: For an infant, a mother is the source of warmth and nutrition. Low- and middle-income countries which also include India, account for the majority of low-birth-weight babies. Kangaroo mother care is panoramic care given to all newborns, especially low birth weight babies and it is the most powerful method in lowering the morbidity and mortality in low-birth-weight and premature babies. Material and Method: The research approach adopted for the present research was pre-experimental. The research was conducted at Government Multispeciality Hospital Chandigarh, India. Sixty mothers were included in the study. Samples were selected using the Purposive sampling technique. The instrument applied includes demographic variables and a questionnaire. Findings: The results show knowledge scores in the pre-test, out of 60 mothers 71.7% have average knowledge and 28.3% have low knowledge. The median score of knowledge was 14.0 and the standard deviation was 2.78. In the post-test level of knowledge scores, 75% have high knowledge and 25% have average knowledge. The median score was 26 and the standard deviation was 3.30. The Wilcoxon rank test resulted in z= -6.749 and the p-value =<0.001, both of which indicate that the result is highly significant. The chi-square test was applied to find out whether there was a statistical association between the knowledge scores and their demographic variables. The chi-square test was applied to determine whether or not there was a statistically significant correlation between the two variables. The results show family income(p=0.043) and source of information (p=0.032) show the significance level at the 0.05 level. Conclusion: The results of the research give statistical data that demonstrate unequivocally that participation in a Structured Teaching Programme has a substantial impact on the quantity of information possessed by mothers of low-birth-weight babies. Keywords: Knowledge, Structured teaching programme, Effectiveness, Kangaroo Mother Care, Low Birth Weight.