A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRE-PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF ANTENATAL MOTHERS ON ANTENATAL EXERCISES.

MANJULA.S

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRE-PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF ANTENATAL MOTHERS ON ANTENATAL EXERCISES.

Manjula. S

Abstract :

AIM OF THE STUDY: To assess the effectiveness of pre–planned teaching program on knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers on antenatal exercises. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Researchers have found that antenatal mothers who maintain an exercise program during pregnancy reduces the thunder thighs than those who are not active. Hence Physiotherapy plays an important role in improving the knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers on antenatal exercises. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY  To assess the effectiveness of pre–planned teaching program on knowledge of antenatal mothers on antenatal exercises.  To assess the effectiveness of pre–planned teaching program on attitude of antenatal mothers on antenatal exercises. METHODOLOGY: SUBJECTS: Thirty antenatal mothers who met the inclusion criteria were included for the study. DURATION : Pre planned teaching program for 45 min. The post test was taken after 2 weeks. DATA ANALYSIS: The pre and post test data has been collected from the subjects. The data has been analysed in statistics using the paired t test. RESULTS: There were significant changes in the level of knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers on antenatal exercises. CONCLUSION : Thus the pre–planned teaching program had an effect in improving the level of knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers on antenatal exercises.