A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON PREVENTION OF NEONATAL INFECTION AMONG POST CESAREAN WOMEN IN DOON HOSPITAL, DEHRADUN

Introduction: Neonatal infection occurs when a pathogenic organism enters in the body and shows its signs and symptoms. As the newborn have immature immune system it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. In this study we aimed to found out the effectiveness of the structured teaching program on the prevention of neonatal infection among the post cesarean women. Methods: On 60 post cesarean women pre –experimental study was conducted at the post cesarean ward of Government Doon Medical College and Hospital, Dehradun Uttarakhand. Sample selection is done by purposive sampling technique. The procedure of data collection was completed by self-administration of designed questionnaire with the help of paper pencil test. The intervention was implemented through structured teaching program after pre test. The post test data was collected after five days of pre-test. One group pre-test and post-test design of pre-experimental research design is used. Result: After giving structured teaching program about 49(81.66%) post cesarean women had good knowledge and 11(18.34%) had average and none of the post cesarean women had poor knowledge. Improvements in knowledge on prevention of complications will enable the post cesarean women to provide proper neonatal care and there by bring down morbidity and mortality. The post test mean score is higher than pre test mean score , so hypothesis is accepted. Conclusion: The study concluded that by the help of structured teaching program there is increment in the post test scores of the post cesarean women.