A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Preconception Care PCC among Women Studying at Selected College, Bangalore

Background of the study Preconception care is the care when a woman is seen and counseled about pregnancy, its course and outcome well before the time of actual conception it is called “preconception care”. It is a very new concept. It is based on the theory that all women enters pregnancy with an optimal state of which would be safe both to herself and the fetus. Another objective was to find out the association between knowledge on Preconception Care and selected demographic variables. Methods An experimental approach with One Group pre test post test design was used for this study the sample consisted of 60 women studying in National University College, Jayanagar 7th block, Bangalore. The participants were selected by Stratified random sampling. The data was collected by using structured self administered questionnaire before and after the structured teaching program. Result The mean percentage of pretest score and posttest scores were 43 percentage and 76 percentage respectively and there was 33 percent enhancement in knowledge observed when obtained pretest and posttest were compared. The obtained ‘t' value 26.62 was significant at t 59,0.001 level, hence the research hypothesis is accepted. Conclusion It indicates STP was effective in enhancing knowledge on PCC. Mrs. Simrandeep Kaur | Prof. Ruma Chakravarty | Mr. Jinji B. S. "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Preconception Care (PCC) among Women Studying at Selected College, Bangalore" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-1 , February 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52640.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/52640/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-structured-teaching-program-on-preconception-care-pcc-among-women-studying-at-selected-college-bangalore/mrs-simrandeep-kaur