Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Prog...

Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Attitude of Postnatal Mothers Regarding Kangaroo Mother Care at Selected Maternity Hospital, Jammu And Kashmir

Author Name : Asma Ayoub, Munira Kachroo, Khurshida Akhter, Fooziya Rasool, Muther Nabi, Shaheena Banoo, Romana Yousuf, Roomesa Manzoor, Safaie Bano, Iqra Zeenat

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56025/IJARESM.2022.1091676

 

ABSTRACT

Background: Kangaroo care also called skin-to-skin contact is defined as a method of holding a small neonate in skin to skin contact, prone and up right on the maternal chest .The neonate is enclosed in maternal clothing in order to maintain temperature stability. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on knowledge and attitude of postnatal mothers regarding kangaroo mother care.

Methodology: A quantitative research approach with pre experimental one group pre test post test design was used. 75 postnatal mothers selected by purposive sampling technique admitted at Maternity Hospital SKIMS Soura, Srinagar Kashmir. Assessment of knowledge and attitude was done by using a ‘Self Structured Interview Schedule on Knowledge’ and ‘Three Point Likert Scale on Attitude’ respectively.

Results: The mean post test knowledge score (35.20±5.167) of the study subjects was significantly higher than that of mean pre test knowledge score (10.47±4.833) at 0.05 level of significance. There was significant association between selected demographic variables like educational status, occupation and residence with the pre test knowledge score p≤0.05. The mean post test attitude score (57.01±4.557) of the study subjects was significantly higher than that of mean pre test attitude score (33.11±3.443) at 0.05 level of significance. This indicates that video assisted teaching programme was effective in enhancing the knowledge and attitude scores regarding kangaroo mother care. There was significant association between selected demographic variables like educational status, occupation and residence with the pre test attitude score p≤0.05.

Conclusion: Postnatal mothers had poor knowledge and attitude scores regarding kangaroo mother care. The video assisted teaching programme was found to be effective in improving the knowledge and attitude scores of study subjects, hence there was dire need to educate them regarding kangaroo mother care.

keywords: Knowledge, attitude, Effectiveness, kangaroo mother care, video assisted teaching programme, postnatal mothers.