Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program on Knowledge of Immediate Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices PPIUCD among Antenatal Mothers in Selected Community Areas, Dehradun

In the last few decades there has been a great progress in the understanding and armamentarium of contraception many new ones have been developed. Some of the contraceptives are suitable at an individual level but at community level still the ideal contraceptive is elusive, the one which would cater to most of the couples. Couples need contraception throughout their reproductive years initially it is required for delaying first pregnancy and later on for spacing and finally permanent methods when the family is complete. A pre experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge of immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive devices PPIUCD among antenatal mothers in selected community areas, Dehradun. An evaluative research approach with one group pretest and post test Pre experimental design was used for this study. The sample consisted of 30 Antenatal mothers in selected community areas of Dehradun. They were selected by Non Probability purposive sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used for the data collection. Data was analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics. It shows that the enhancement of knowledge level 54.57 percent in the aspect of immediate PPIUCD with the pretest mean percentage 22.53 and post test mean percentage 77.1 . The paired t test value for immediate PPIUCD knowledge was 51.19 which suggest significant at P 0.05 level, Hence stated research hypothesis H1 was accepted. The demographic variable such as Educational status, Occupation and Monthly income shows statistical significant association with the pretest level of knowledge. Hence research hypothesis H2 was accepted. The results show that the “Antenatal mothers knowledge level improved after implementation of the planned teaching program on immediate PPIUCD and the study indicates that the PTP is an effective method in improving moderate to adequate level of knowledge regarding health topics to the present day society where much attention is given to health promotion rather than treating the disease after acquiring it. Mrs. Heena "Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program on Knowledge of Immediate Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices (PPIUCD) among Antenatal Mothers in Selected Community Areas, Dehradun" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30306.pdf