Effect of Planned Health Teaching on Knowledge of Perineal Care among Postnatal Mothers Admitted in Postnatal Unit of Selected Hospitals Pune City

Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the existing knowledge regarding perineal care among postnatal mothers, to assess the post-test knowledge score of perineal care among postnatal mothers, to compare pre-test and posttest knowledge score of perineal care among postnatal mothers, and to correlate post-test knowledge score with selected demographic variables.

Methods: The data gathering process started on October 11, 2016, and ended on November 6, 2016. The data collection process was done in three-phase; in the first phase, pre-test was done by conducting a semistructured questionnaire schedule and planned health teaching was administered on the 2nd day of the pre-test. In the second phase, post-test was conducted on the 8th day using the same knowledge questionnaire schedule and in the third phase, the data collected in phases 1 and 2 were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and interpreted in terms of the objectives and hypothesis of the study.

Results: The majority 68% of samples belong to the age group 18–23 years, whereas very few mothers, 7% belong to the age group 30–36 years. The majority of 48% are having secondary educational qualifications, whereas 7% of mothers are graduate and postgraduate. The majority 46% of the samples have monthly family income around Rs. 3000, whereas 7% have above Rs. 9000. The majority of 45% of samples are delivered twice, whereas only 2% of mothers delivered more than thrice. Overall pre-test mean is 11.08333 and post-test mean 19, whereas t = 14.88317 and P = 0.000000625 which is <0.05; hence, H0 is rejected and hence H1 is accepted.

Conclusion: Concluded that planned health teaching was effective. Pre-test score of 19 samples is poor, 41 samples are in average whereas nobody is in a good category. While in the post-test, 37 are in good category and 23 of the samples belong to the average category, whereas nobody is in the poor category. There is no association found between post-test score and demographics variables.