Assistant Professor, Department of Child Health Nursing, M.M Institute of Nursing M.M University, Ambala
Online published on 1 August, 2014.
To assess the knowledge level among postnatal mothers regarding minor disorders of newborn.
Non experimental approach, descriptive design was used and the study conducted in Cambridge maternity centre, Bangalore.50 postnatal mothers were chosen by using non probability convenient sampling technique. The data was collected through structured interview schedule. The data was analyzed by using descriptive (mean, median, percentage.) and inferential statistics (chi-square).
Among of 50 subjects 34(68%) had moderately adequate knowledge, 10(20%) had inadequate knowledge and remaining 6(12%) had adequate knowledge. ?2 formula was used in order to identify the association between the socio demographic variables and level of knowledge, It shows, there was no significant association between all socio demographic variables except education of mothers, parity and previous information received by the postnatal mothers regarding minor disorders of newborn.
The finding of this study suggests that there was need to impart knowledge regarding care minor disorders of newborn.
Level of Knowledge, Socio Demographic Variables, Minor Disorders, Newborns, Postnatal Mothers, Parity
