Effect of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Shaken Baby Syndrome among Caregivers of Infants
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Shaken baby syndrome is the medical term used to describe the injuries resulting from shaking an infant or young child. Physical abuse is the one of the main causes of serious head injury in infants. The main aim of the study was to raise the awareness of shaken baby syndrome among care givers of infant. A pre experimental one group pre test post test design was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge of caregivers of infants regarding shaken baby syndrome. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 caregivers of infant, who were meeting the sampling criteria. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used during data collection, pretest was conducted on day one followed by teaching program among the same care givers in Bhouri, Bhopal. Post test was conducted on the eighth day. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data. The finding of the study revealed that mean post test knowledge score (57.8) were significantly higher than the mean pre test knowledge score (36.8) which was significant at 0.05 level. The study revealed that the structured teaching program was effective in enhancing the knowledge of caregivers of infant regarding shaken baby syndrome.
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Pinky Antony
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