Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 9 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 95-101
Effect of Health Teaching on Knowledge and Practice of Postnatal Mother Admitted In Selected Hospital Regarding Using Diaper in Children to Prevent Systemic Bacterial Infection
Kalpana Shee1, Vaishali Jagtap2
1M.Sc. Tutor, SUM Nursing College, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
2Assistant Professor, Dr D. Y. Patil Nursing College, Dr D.Y. Patil University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author: Kalpana Shee
ABSTRACT
A pre-experimental study aimed to assess the effect of health teaching on knowledge and practice of postnatal mother admitted in selected hospital regarding using diaper in children to prevent systemic bacterial infection, Pune with objectives to determine the postnatal mother knowledge regarding use of diaper in children, to determine practice of postnatal mother to prevent diaper rash in children, to find out the effect of health teaching on knowledge and practice among postnatal mother regarding use of diaper in children, to find out the association between the knowledge and practice of postnatal mother regarding use of diaper in children with selected demographic variables. The study was based on one group pre-test post-test design with 100 samples selected by using a non-probability purposive sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used for knowledge with score poor (0-3), average (4-7) and good (8-11). Modified likert scale was used for practice with score poor (0-6), average (7-14) and good practice (15-22). Initially, the level of knowledge and practice of postnatal regarding use of diaper were assessed by administered questionnaire to mother and health teaching was given on the 2nd day and on the 8th day a post-test was conducted. In analysis there was statistically remarkable difference between pretest & posttest scores on regarding use of diaper in children at p value <0. 00001. There was significant improvement in knowledge (t=71.3, p=0.00) and practice (t=46.8, p=0.00) were identified. This study concluded that health teaching is proved to be significantly effective in improving the knowledge of the postnatal mothers regarding use of diaper in children.
Key words: Diaper dermatitis, health teaching, knowledge