Effectiveness of information, education, communication package on knowledge and expressed practice regarding the care of low birth weight babies among mothers
A Pre-experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of Information
Education and Communication Package regarding care of low birth weight babies in
terms of knowledge and expressed practice among mothers in Child Jesus Hospital,
Trichy, 2011.
Objectives
1. To assess the level of knowledge on care of low birth weight babies among
mothers.
2. To assess the expressed practice on care of low birth weight babies among
mothers.
3. To find out the effectiveness of information, education and communication
package on care of low birth weight babies among mothers.
4. To find out the relationship between knowledge and expressed practices on
care of low birth weight babies among mothers.
5. To find out the association between demographic variables and knowledge
on care of low birth weight babies among mothers.
6. To find out the association between demographic variables and expressed
practice on care of low birth weight babies among mothers.
Conceptual framework
Rosenstocks and Beckers health belief model.
Research Design
Pre experimental (One group pretest posttest).
Population
Mothers of new borns, diagnosed as low birth weight.
Sampling Technique
Non probability convenience sampling technique.
Sampling size
30 samples
Setting
Child Jesus Hospital, Trichy.
Tool
Knowledge questionaire
Expressed practice questionaire
Data collection
The period of the data collection was started from 28.06.2011-12.08.2011.
Before starting the study the investigator obtained formal permission from the
administrator of Child Jesus Hospital to conduct the study.
Data analysis
1. Percentage, mean, chi-square & standard deviation would be used to know
the association between demographic variables and the post test scores.
2. Correlation would be used to determine the relationship between
knowledge and expressed practice.
3. Paired T-test would be used to compare the pre test & post test score.
Major Findings
1. The mean pretest level of knowledge is higher than the mean post test
level of knowledge.
2. The mean pretest level of expressed practice higher than the post test level
of expressed practice.
3. There is significant improvement in the level of knowledge and expressed
practice after administering the IEC package which shows the IEC given
was effective.
4. There was a positive correlation between the post test knowledge and post
test expressed practice of mothers of low birth weight .
5. Significant association was found between the post test level of knowledge
and selected demographic variables such as mothers education, (p < 0.01),
Number of gravida (p < 0.01).
6. Significant association was found between the post test level of expressed
practice and selected demographic variables such as Number of gravida
(p < 0.01), fathers occupation (p < 0.01).
Conclusion
1. Care of low birth weight babies is safer and more effective intervention for
low birth weight babies.
2. Improves the physiological responses.
3. Mothers is having positive attitude
