Effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding effects of using baby walker among mothers in selected anganawadis at Kodagu

Ranjini Singaramarnahally Nagaraj; Martin Luther King Hirudayaraj

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20262409

Authors

Ranjini Singaramarnahally Nagaraj Department of Paediatric Nursing, Government College of Nursing and Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Martin Luther King Hirudayaraj Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Government College of Nursing and Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Kodagu, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20262409

Keywords:

Effectiveness, Knowledge, Plannned teaching programme, Mother, Effects of baby walker usage

Abstract

Background: Learning to walk is one of the first milestones that the baby reaches usually between 6 to 12 months. Baby walker is a device that allows infants to walk independently to travel from one location to another location. The aim is to assess the existing knowledge among mothers, to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge. And to identify an association between the pre-test knowledge score regarding effects of using baby walker and their selected socio demographic variables.

Methods: An evaluative approach, pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design with non-probability purposive sampling technique was used. Data collected from 100 mothers attending anganawadi using self-administered structured knowledge questionnaire. Planned teaching program implemented after pretest and post test was conducted after 7 days to find the effectiveness.

Results: In pre-test majority 79% of the mothers had inadequate knowledge, 21% had moderate knowledge. In post-test 11% of mothers had adequate knowledge and 69% of mothers had moderate knowledge with the paired calculated ‘t’ value of 14.39 is greater than table value (t-1.96) at 0.05 level of significance. Socio demographic variables such as gender, father’s and mother’s education significant regarding effects of using baby walker among mothers.

Conclusions: Study concludes that planned teaching programme was effective teaching method for creating awareness regarding effects of baby walker usage. Hence, study recommends t-conduct with different design and sampling method was uncertain.

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