THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRASTEFEEDING ON PAIN RESPONSE ASSESS DURING INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION AMONG INFANTS

Ms.Priyanka Baranda; Mr.Arpan Pandya; Mr. Vipin Vageriya

Volume : X, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRASTEFEEDING ON PAIN RESPONSE ASSESS DURING INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION AMONG INFANTS

Ms. Priyanka Baranda, Mr. Arpan Pandya, Mr. Vipin Vageriya

Abstract :

Introduction and background of the study: Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. It is too difficult to face pain of injection in infants. Breastfeeding offers a painless injection experience. It provides a mechanical stimulation and distraction during vaccination and thus helps to reduce pain during intramuscular injection1. Methodology The Quasi experimental research design was used for the study. 62 children below age of 1 year who were receiving intramuscular injection in selected paediatric hospitals of Gujarat were selected by non–probability convenient sampling technique and then randomly allocated to experimental and control group (31control and experimental groups). Data was collected by using FLACC scale to assess the pain level during intramuscular injection.The data was analyzed by using Descriptive and Inferential statistics such as Frequency, Percentage distribution, Two sample t test and Chi square test. Results There was statistically significant difference found between the level of pain among experimental and control group calculated by Two sample t test 18.92 at the p– value <0.001 level of significance. Conclusion Study concluded that there was significant difference between the level of pain among experimental and control group. Hence, the eastfeeding showed significant effect on pain level during intramuscular injection among infants. All the mothers can give eastfeeding in routine practices for reducing pain intensity.