A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge on Institutional Delivery among Primi Gravida Mothers at Selected Hospitals, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Journal Title: Journal of Nurse Midwifery and Maternal Health - Year 2019, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The study was conducted to Assess the Knowledge on Institutional Delivery among Primi Gravida Mothers at Selected Hospitals, Raipur, (C.G.). A descriptive survey design with Non random sampling technique was used to collect the data from 30 Primigravida mothers in selected maternity hospitals, Raipur. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire schedule. The results were described by using descriptive statistic. The mean knowledge score was as adequate knowledge of primi mothers is 82.22% and inadequate knowledge score of primi mothers is 60.37% regarding importance of institutional delivery. There was no association between knowledge scores and selected demographic variables except age and place of residence. (p>0.05). Association of demographic variables with pre-test score. Chi square test is used to test the significance of distribution of demographic variables according to knowledge score. On applying the test demographic variables “Age” and “Area of leaving” showed significant association with knowledge score at p<0.05 and p<0.02 significance level. Rest all demographic variables showed insignificant (p > 0.05) association with knowledge score [5].
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Anita Dhagamwar
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