Bikramjit Kaur
Gagandeep Kaur
Gurjot Kaur
- Assisstant Professor Institute of Nursing University Regional Centre, Shri Goindwal Sahib Punjab India
- Tutor Institute of Nursing University Regional Centre, Shri Goindwal Sahib Punjab India
- Tutor Institute of Nursing University Regional Centre, Shri Goindwal Sahib Punjab India
Abstract
Background of the study: Breast milk is the recommended nourishment for all infants. All the babies regardless the type of delivery should be given early and exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age. Except breastfeeding, there are many practices followed by caregivers like bottle feeding, cup feeding, paladai feeding, katori and spoon feeding etc. but one of the most common practice is India is bottle feeding which causes various problems in children. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of a structured teaching program on caregivers’ awareness of the adverse effects of bottle feeding in a chosen community area, a Quantitative research approach was employed. A quasi-experimental research design was implemented, and 60 subjects were selected using the snowball sampling technique. Self structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of subjects. Results: The findings of pre-test study of experimental group revealed zero excellent knowledge, 40% had average knowledge, 53.33% had good knowledge and 6.67% had below average knowledge regarding ill-effects of bottle feeding and pre -test study of control group revealed that none of them had below average and excellent knowledge, 43.33% had average knowledge and 56.67% had good knowledge. The post test findings of experimental group shows that 0% had below average and average knowledge, 36.67% had good knowledge and 63.33% had excellent knowledge and post test control group had 0% had below average and excellent knowledge, 33.33% had average knowledge and 66.67% had good knowledge. The findings revealed that post-test (experimental) mean score was 1.1 with the standard deviation of 1.40 and post – test (control) mean was 1.37 with standard deviation of 1.59. The value of paired t- test was 8.35. Conclusion: By providing structured teaching program majority of caregivers has excellent knowledge.
Keywords: infants, breastfeeding, Self structured questionnaire, knowledge and post test, structured teaching program
[This article belongs to Journal of Nursing Science & Practice(jonsp)]
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Journal of Nursing Science & Practice
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 01 |
| Received | February 28, 2024 |
| Accepted | April 26, 2024 |
| Published | April 30, 2024 |
