Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding warning signs of pregnancy among primi gravid mothers.

Pregnancy is a happy time for most women. While most expectant mothers experience an average pregnancy, there are certain dangers associated with this condition which can result in health complications for both mother and baby. Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and birth preparedness are strategies aimed at enhancing the utilization of skilled care during low risk births and emergency obstetric care in complicated cases in low income countries A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding warning signs of pregnancy among primi gravid mothers in Saidapet Health Post at Chennai. The hypothesis of this study was there is no significant relationship between the structured teaching programme on the level of knowledge regarding warning signs of pregnancy among primi gravid mothers. Extensive review of literature facilitates the investigator to collect the relevant information of facts to support the study. The conceptual framework of this study was based on King’s Theory of Goal Attainment. The study was conducted by adopting a pre experimental one group pre test post test design. Sixty primi gravid mothers who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling technique. Each day the investigator collected data from 2-3 primi gravid mothers to assess the level of knowledge on warning signs of pregnancy. A structured questionnaire was distributed to the mothers to assess the pre test level of knowledge on warning signs of pregnancy among primi gravid mothers. Then followed by a structured teaching programme on warning signs of pregnancy and its management were educated to the primi gravid mothers. A post test was conducted to assess the level of knowledge with the same questionnaire provided in the pre test. Analysis revealed that the paired‘t’ test value of 28.14 was highly significant at the level of p