Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2015

Effectiveness of planned teaching programme on home management of diarrhoea

Esha Martina Saldana, Shama Praveen

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 Background of the study: Acute watery diarrhoea is a self limiting disease lasting for 3–7 days, over 90% of the cases can be successfully treated with ORT(oral rehydration treatment) and continue feeding without anti–diarrhoeal drugs among mortality and morbidity in acute infectious diarrhoea have dramatically reduce due to ORT and early remission. The aim of the study is to “assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on home management of diarrhoea and preparation of ORS on the knowledge and practice of mothers having under five children in the selected rural area of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.” Methods: A community based cross–sectional study. Setting– Listrabad, Dehradun (Uttarakhand). Sample– 35 mothers having under five children. Tool– Self structured questionnaire to assess the knowledge regarding home management of diarrhoea and ORS preparation. Intervention– Planned teaching programme and ORS demonstration on home management of diarrhoea. Results: Effective planned teaching programme on mothers knowledge showed that Mean±SD of pre–test was 8.14±2.33 and Mean±SD of post–test was 13.8±3.43. The mean difference between pretest and post test was 5.66, the finding of the study revealed that post test knowledge score was significantly higher than post test knowledge score. The difference between pre test and post test shows difference at the level of p<0.005. Conclusion: Study shows there was significant increase in the knowledge after implementing planned teaching programme and preparation of ORS on home management of diarrhoea among mothers having under five children.

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Esha Martina Saldana, Shama Praveen / Effectiveness of planned teaching programme on home management of diarrhoea / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 11 November 2015


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