A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme On Knowledge Regarding Preconception Care Among Women of Reproductive Age Group in Selected Rural Area of Jhalawar District, Rajasthan
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Introduction: Preconception care is individualized care for people considering pregnancy.The preconception care provides resources for women health care and purposes that every reproductively capable womancreates a reproductive health plan.The specific clinical content of preconception care is given elsewhere. Material & Methods:The research approach adopted for the study was pre experimental research approach.The evaluator approach with one group pre-test, post-test design was adopted for the study.The study was conducted in Rural area of CHC (Khanpur), community area of Jhalawar District, Rajasthan.Non-Probability Purposive Sampling Technique was used to select the samples for the present study.This study consists of 60 women of reproductive age group.The data collection was structured knowledge questionnaire. Results:The overall findings of the study revealed that there is a highly significant difference between mean pretest (X1=10.93)and post-test (X2=19.21)knowledge scores.So this indicate that administration of PTP improves knowledge in all the areas of preconception care and there is no significant association between the knowledge scores of women regarding preconception care and demographic variables.Conclusions: This suggested that the PTP was highly effective in improving the knowledge of the women regarding preconception care.There is no significant association between pre test knowledge and demographic variable age, family income, education qualification, occupation, religion, family type, previous knowledge of women regarding preconception care.
Author: Dushyanta Jogi
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4404620086