THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION & SIDE EFFECT OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABY AMONG PARENTS IN JAMSHEDPUR, JHARKHAND

Authors

  • Subani Bara
  • Dr M E Patlia

Abstract

In this experimental design, sample consisted of 50 Parents, selected by Non probability convenient sampling technique. Self structure knowledge questionnaire tools was used for assessing the knowledge of parents regarding Prevention & side effect of low birth weight baby . Pre test was conducted by using the same structured questionnaire and after 25 days post test was conducted using the same structured knowledge questionnaire for assessing the effectiveness of self instructional module regarding Prevention & side effect of low birth weight baby Mean percentage of the knowledge score of  post test 29.25 was higher than  pre test 21.21  The ‘t’ value for total pre test and post test was 15.91.The data was analyzed in terms of descriptive and inferential statistics.

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2019-01-31