A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Module on knowledge of Postnatal Mothers Regarding Selected Neonatal Danger Signs in Sishu Bhawan, Cuttack, Odisha

A pre experimental study was conducted on 50 postnatal mothers. The postnatal mothers were selected from Sishu Bhawan, Cuttack, Odisha. The data were collected by purposive sampling technique by using multiple choice close ended questionnaires. The data collected were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Area wise pre test & post test knowledge score reveals that in post test highest mean score is 13.56±1.1 with 90.4% where as lowest mean score is 2.8±0.4 with 93.3%. The effectiveness varies in mean percentage from 54.7 to 74.2%. Item wise comparison between pre test & post test reveals that there is effectiveness of VATM in increasing knowledge of the postnatal mothers on neonatal danger signs. The study findings reveal that there is highly significant difference in pre test and post test knowledge scores. It is obtained by paired ‘t'test. The study findings reveal that the chi square test is calculated and found that there is significant association between post test knowledge scores with area of residence, education & occupation of the mothers at 5% level of significance where as no significant association was found between post test knowledge scores with age, mode of delivery, gestational age, Para & religion of the mother.