Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Danger Signs in Pregnancy of Antenatal Mothers in Terms of Knowledge in Kamla Nehru Mother and Child Hospital: A Quasi Experimental Study

A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on danger signs in pregnancy of antenatal mothers in terms of knowledge in selected hospital of Shimla. Research approach adopted for the study was quasi-experimental approach with pre-test post-test design. The sample consists of the 20 antenatal mothers. The tools used for the study were structured knowledge interview schedule. The internal consistency method by using Kuder Richardson-20 was used to establish reliability of Structured Knowledge interview schedule. The final study was conducted at Kamla Nehru Mother and Child Hospital after obtaining formal administrative approval. The data obtained were organized and analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics according to objectives and hypothesis of the study. The findings of the study revealed that, the mean post-test knowledge scores were higher than their mean pre-test knowledge scores. The planned teaching programme on danger signs of pregnancy of antenatal mothers was found to be effective in enhancing the knowledge of antenatal mothers.