A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding Minor Ailments and its Management during Pregnancy among Primigravida Mothers

Pregnancy is considered as one of the most beautiful events in every female life which brings a lot of physiological and hormonal changes to prepare women for motherhood. Pregnant women should be responsible to support the health of the child. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of self instructional module on knowledge regarding minor ailments and its management during pregnancy among primigravidia mothers in selected hospitals of Mehsana district, Gujarat. Quantitative research method was used for this study. The research design adopted for this study is pre experimental one group pre test one group post design. Non ”“ probability convenient sampling test is used for collecting samples. The study was conducted after obtaining consent from the concerned authorities of the hospital and participants care giver. A tool was prepared to assess the effectiveness of self instructional module on minor ailments and its management during pregnancy. A total of 24 questionnaires were prepared to assess the knowledge of mothers. The data thus collected were analysed using differential and inferential statistics. The pre test mean score is 8.33 and post test is 14.18 . the ”˜t' value is 13.28 . The study revealed that there is an inadequate knowledge regarding minor ailments in primigravidia mothers. It is proved that there is a significant improvement in the knowledge regarding minor ailments in primigravidia mothers. It is proved that there is no significant association between the knowledge and practice. Mrs. Darjilin Kanmoni. J "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding Minor Ailments and its Management during Pregnancy among Primigravida Mothers" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55031.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/medicine/nursing/55031/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-self-instructional-module-on-knowledge-regarding-minor-ailments-and-its-management-during-pregnancy-among-primigravida-mothers/mrs-darjilin-kanmoni-j