Affiliation:
1. Pediatrician, Civil hospital Shahpur, Distt Kangra (HP)
2. Anaesthesiologist, Zonal hospital Dharamshala, Distt Kangra (HP)
Abstract
Background: Weaning is vital for the growth and development of infants and children. If a baby is to maintain the expected rate of growth and remain healthy and well nourished, supplementary feeding has to be resorted from the 6th month of age onwards to meet nutritional requirements. Aim: To evaluate the effect of planned teaching program on the knowledge regarding weaning among mothers of infants. Methods: Total s 60 mothers were included. Data was collected by using a self structured questionnaire.
Results: Out of 60 mothers in pretest, 27 (45%) had poor, 33(55%) had average and no one (0%) had good knowledge score. Post test results revealed that no one (0%) had poor knowledge, 42(70%) scored average knowledge, 18(30%) achieved good knowledge. The improvement in the knowledge was statistically significant (P=0.0002) Conclusion: The planed teaching program utilized in the study had been found to be an effective tool for significantly improving the mother`s knowledge.
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