A study on the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding use of body mechanics among pregnant women, selected hospital, Dehradun

Abstract

Objectives  To assess the pre-test knowledge level on use of body mechanics among pregnant women.  To develop structured teaching programme on use of body mechanics among pregnant women.  To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on use of body mechanics among pregnant women.  To determine the association between the posttest mean score and selected demographic variables. Methodology: A Quantitative research approach was adopted for present study. Total 60 Pregnant women were selected through convenient sampling technique. Data was collected by Demographic Performa and self-reported interview schedule. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The mean post-test score of knowledge regarding body mechanics 17.8(SD=3.6) was higher than the mean pretest score of knowledge regarding body mechanics 10.4 (SD=2.9). The mean difference shown was 7.4.The ‘t’value was 15.8 and found statistically significant at (p