Abstract

PRE – EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BREAST FEEDING AMONG THE MOTHERS IN KALPNA NURSING HOME AT UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

Ravikant Sharma* and Vinod Kumar Yaduvanshi

Abstract

Breast feeding is the first fundamental right of the child. Nutrition is one of the basic need of living organism, be they are born or even while they are in their mother‟s womb. Every day 3000 – 4000 infant die from diarrhea & acute respiratory infection due to inadequate breast milk given them. UNICEF & WHO recommended that there should be exclusive breast feeding for 4 – 6 month of life & continue breast feeding with weaning food upto & beyond second year of life. Thus the researcher felt that there is a need to assess an “Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Programme On Level Of Knowledge Regrading Breast Feeding Among The Mothers In Kalpna Nursing Home At Udaipur, Rajasthan.” Finding & conclusion of the study are when the sample was taken for the study the samples had less knowledge about breast feeding. The structured teaching programme regarding breast feeding was found to be effective in increasing the knowledge of mothers. The sample had significant gain in knowledge after structured teaching programme.

Keywords: Knowledge, Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme, Breast Feeding & Mother.