Title: A study to assess the knowledge regarding antenatal care among pregnant women at District Hospital of Bareilly (U.P.) with a view to develop an information booklet
Authors: Pratibha Manoharam B., Ashmita John
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v12i02.13
Abstract
The objective of the study are to assess knowledge regarding antenatal care among pregnant women. To associate knowledge of pregnant women with their selected demographic variable that is age, area, qualification, occupation, religion, type of family, living of area, dietary pattern.
To develop a information booklet on knowledge of antenatal care for pregnant women.
Nurses being one of the members in multidisciplinary health care team must have adequate knowledge of the Antenatal Care. The researcher felt the need of a structured interview schedule for pregnant women and intended to assess the knowledge regarding antenatal care .
The descriptive research design was used to assess the knowledge regarding Antenatal care among pregnant women of District Hospital Bareilly, (U.P). In view of the nature of problem and to accomplish the objectives of the study, a structured interview schedule to assess the knowledge regarding Antenatal care among pregnant women was prepared and used.
Validity of the tool was ensured by consulting the guides and experts in the fields of statistics, medicines and Nursing and reliability (0.78) of the tool was tested. The study was carried out in District Hospital Bareilly (U.P) pregnant women were selected by Non probability purposive sampling technique. Structured interview schedule was used to collect the needed data. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Pregnant women knowledge regarding antenatal care is very good .Divided into 4 parts. Excellent 11(36.66%), V.Good15(50%) , Good 4(13.33%) Poor 0 (0%). Hence the total mean average is 706 and mean percentage is 78.43%. Thus by conducting this study we conclude that pregnant women having very good knowledge regarding antenatal care.
Keywords: Assess; Knowledge; Antenatal care; pregnant women.
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