A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Effect of Caffeinated Food on Fetus among Primigravida Women in Selected Hospitals, Bangalore

A Study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding effect of caffeinated food on fetus among primary gravida women in selected hospital, Bangalore. Quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test design (O1 X O2) was adopted for this study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 samples. Structured teaching program was implemented to the primary gravida women for 21 days. Post-test was done after a week of intervention. The data were gathered and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical method. The findings revealed that During pretest 17(28.33%) and 43(71.66%) of the samples had inadequate and moderate knowledge respectively. During post-test 48(80%) and 05(8.33%) and 7(11.66%) of samples had moderate, inadequate and adequate knowledge. The paired ‘t’ value for knowledge was 5.25 Which was greater than the table value 1.67 at P ≤ 0.05 level indicating the difference in mean was true difference and structured teaching program was effective in increasing knowledge regarding caffeinated food on fetus among primigravida women. Significant association was found on only family’s annual income hence research hypothesis are retained. Eating a well-balanced diet is crucial for a pregnant women and caffeine has been shown to increase epinephrine concentrations in mother and fetus resulting in decreased placental blood flow and hypoxia.