A study to assess the effectiveness of structured video assisted teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding kangaroo mother care among antenatal mothers at selected tribal area in Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala

A special type of care for neonates that provide early skin to skin contact between baby and the parents is Kangaroo Mother Care.

This study is designed, to assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding Kangaroo Mother Care, to evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding Kangaroo mother care, and to associate the selected demographic variables with level of knowledge and attitude regarding Kangaroo mother care among antenatal mothers at selected tribal areas in Munnar, Idukki district.

A quantitative research approach of pre experimental with one group pre and post-test design was chosen for this study. By using purposive sampling technique a total of 50 samples were included for the study. The structured video assisted teaching programme was given by researcher. Pre and post test was conducted by multiple choicequestionnaires and three point likert attitude scale. Data were recorded, coded and descriptive and inferential statistics were computed by using SPSS 11.

The result revealed that there was a statistically significant difference betweenpre andpost-test knowledge and attitude scores regarding Kangaroo Mother Care among Antenatal Mothers at level p < 0.001.

This study concluded that structured education regarding Kangaroo Mother Care to the antenatal mothers will foster the health and wellbeing of the neonates and thereby reduce the mortality and morbidity of the neonates during the initial stages of life after birth.