A Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Kangaroo Mother Care among Antenatal Mothers in Selected Hospital, Thrissur with a View to Develop an Information Booklet
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Today - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Kangaroo mother care is a special way of caring of low birth weight babies. It fosters their health and well being by promoting effective thermal control, breastfeeding, infection prevention and bonding. Nurse, as the primary care giver must encourage and make the mothers aware about KMC. Hence, the study was undertaken to assess the knowledge regarding KMC among antenatal mothers in selected hospital, Thrissur. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of antenatal mothers regarding KMC to associate the knowledge of antenatal mothers regarding KMC with their selected demographic variables and to prepare an informational booklet on KMC. The design of the study was descriptive and was conducted over 30 antenatal mothers. The samples were selected by using non probability convenient sampling. The result showed that about 40% of antenatal mothers were having inadequate knowledge, 60% of antenatal mothers were having moderate knowledge and none of them had adequate knowledge on KMC. The study also showed some association between knowledge score of antenatal mothers regarding kangaroo mother care with some of the selected demographic variables such as age, number of deliveries, number of child, religion, family and income. Thus, the study concluded that, the antenatal mothers were having lack of adequate knowledge regarding kangaroo mother care and if they get enough knowledge regarding the same, the complications of low birth weight babies can be prevented to an extent
Authors and Affiliations
Ayana Balakrishnan, Binrose Vincent P, Dainy P J, Femi T R, Jithin P P, Jumy C Joy, Liby Davis, Divya T N
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