A Study to Assess Effectiveness of STP on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Selected Minor Disorders of Newborn among Mothers of Infants Admitted in Selected Hospital Khammam, Telangana

The health of a growing child is always a matter of great concern, because a healthy child can become healthy citizen in future. The study was conducted in mamata general hospital, Khammam, Telangana. The sample is 30 mothers of infants who were in the age group between 21-35 years at mamata general hospital, Khammam, Telangana and who fulfils inclusive criteria. The Sampling Technique is Non- Probability Convenience Sampling Technique. Structured Interview schedule was used for the study. The data was analysed by using the descriptive and inferential statistics. According to the results, of the thirty people who took the pretest, twenty-seven (90%) had insufficient knowledge, three (10) had moderate knowledge, and none had adequate knowledge. In the posttest, the majority of them—25, or 83.33%—had acceptable knowledge, five, or 16.66, had moderate knowledge, and none had poor knowledge. Regarding practice scores Among 30 In pretest Majority of them 21(70%) poor practice, 09 (30%) had fair practice, and none of them had good practice whereas in posttest Majority of them 23(76.67%) had good practice, 07 (23.33%) had fair practice, and none of them had poor practice. Family income, religion, and the source of information about mothers of infants were shown to have statistically significant associations in the current study; however, there was no significant correlation between the levels of knowledge and practice scores and their sociodemographic characteristics for the other variables. The chi square value is more than the table value at p value < 0.05 level. The study concluded that the structured teaching programme was effective regarding minor disorders of newborn among mothers of infant.