JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Abstract

Introduction: Preterm birth is defined as childbirth occurring at less than 37 completed weeks. Educational interventions for mothers are commonly viewed as an important strategy to promote their knowledge and practice of childcare skills. Aim: To assess and compare the effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on Danger signs in newbornof moth-ers of Preterm baby in both control and experimental group. Materials and Methods: Quasiexperimental research design with two group pretest posttest design was used for the study. The study was conducted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of RL Jallapa Hospital and Re-search centre at Kolar. Total of 150 mothers, 75 each in experimental and control group were selected by pur-posive sampling technique. Results: The overall mean pre test knowledge score (5.62±2.8) in experimental group was significantly higher (t=2.53; p<.01) than that of pre test knowledge score (4.69±2.01) in control group. The overall mean post test knowledge score (15.71±1.26) in experimental group was significantly higher (t=0.14; p<.0001) than that of post test knowledge score (5.04±1.96) in control group. Conclusion: Video assisted teaching had enhanced the knowledge of mothers regarding danger signs of new-born. The study highlights the importance of educational support to mothers of preterm baby.

Key words: Danger signs, Preterm baby, Video assisted teaching and Knowledge