A STUDY TO ASSESS THE AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE REGARDING COPPER-T INSERTION AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHER WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP INFORMATION BOOKLET IN SELECTED HOSPITAL OF DEHRADUN, UTTRAKHAND

A study to assess the awareness and attitude regarding copper-T insertion among post-natal mothers with a view to develop a information booklet in selected hospital of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Objective: 1) To assess the awareness and attitude of copper-T insertion among postnatal mothers. 2) To find out the association between awareness of copper-T insertion with their demographic variables. Methodology: Quantitative research approach with descriptive research design was used in the study.The study was conducted in Coronation Hospital Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Total enumeration sampling was used to collect data from 100 subjects by using Demographic profile and rating scale. Result: Majority (45%) of the study participants were between 26-30 years of age, remaining (25%) are of the age 31-35 years, (22%) are of the age group 20-25 years and (8%) are of the age group 36-45 years.The majority of the women i.e, 74% of women had moderate awareness and 78% of the women had a neutral attitude.And there is no significant association between the score level and demographic variables. Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a need to focus on the postnatal mothers to motivate for copper-T insertion and majority of the women had moderate awareness and neutral attitude.