“EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TOWARDS PREVENTION OF HYPOTHERMIA AMONG NEWBORN ON KNOWLEDGE OF POST NATAL MOTHER’S

Abstract

Background: A child under four weeks of life is called as neonate. Maintaining a normal temperature
environment is an essential during the first few weeks of life. Maintenance of hypothermia is a major
factor in neonatal morbidity and mortality. Objective: To assess effectiveness of educational program
towards prevention of hypothermia on knowledge of mothers.
Material & Methods– A Pre-experimental design used for the study on 30 post natal mothers selected by
using convenient sampling technique. Study was conducted at tertiary care hospital whose neonates are
hospitalized at Neonatal Care Unit for a period of 4 weeks. The data collected using structured
questionnaire.
Result : The result revealed that out of 30 post natal mother’s pre test scores majority 22
(73.33%) had average knowledge, 3(10 %) had good knowledge and 5(16.66%) had less knowledge
towards prevention of hypothermia with mean score 7.23 and standard deviation 1.9, t value 20.217
whereas in posttest majority had majority 28 ( 93.33% ) had good , 2(6.66 %) had less knowledge
towards prevention of hypothermia with mean score 10.33 and standard deviation 1.2 , t value 44.617
.Hence it indicates that result were significant that p < 0.0001 level.
Conclusion:
Finding of the study imply that there is a requirement to increase knowledge towards prevention of
hypothermia by taking educational programme among primi antenatal mothers will be helpful in taking
care of neonates after delivery