Weaning, the gradual introduction of complementary foods alongside breast milk or formula-made milk, plays a pivotal role in the nutritional transition of infants. It is an extremely significant dietary transition for the infant; the shift from a mother’s milk-based diet to a more heterogenized food-based diet, from exclusive breastfeeding to a diversified diet, the weaning, and the diet thereof plays a crucial role in shaping the growth, development, and health of the infants. Title of the study was to evaluate effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding weaning among postnatal mothers in selected urban areas of Kanpur, U.P.” objective of the study was to assess the pretest knowledge weaning among postnatal mothers in selected urban areas of Kanpur, U.P. to assess the post-test knowledge regarding weaning among postnatal mothers in selected urban areas of Kanpur, U.P. To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding weaning among postnatal mothers in selected urban areas of Kanpur, U.P. To find out the association between pretest knowledge scores with their selected demographic variables. “Methodology adopted for the study was quantitative research approach with a pre-experimental one group pretest and posttest was adopted. In this study, the sample consists of 30 postnatal mothers who fulfilled the inclusion criteria for the study. The convenience sampling technique was used for this study. A structured Socio demographic variables and Knowledge questionnaire on weaning were selected based on the objectives of the study. The tools are prepared in two sections. Section A was socio- demographic data, and the Section –B was Knowledge questionnaire on weaning. Validity of the tool was established with experts. Pilot study was conducted on young adults from 20-08-2024 to 05-09-2024 to assess the tools feasibility and it was found to be feasible to collect the required information. For the main study the data collected from 20-10-2024 to 25-11-2024 from postnatal mothers who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The collected data was tabulated according to various parameters and the complete analysis was done with descriptive and inferential statistics. Paired t test used to assess the effectiveness of STP on knowledge regarding weaning and the obtained value was 14.87 and the table value was 1.68 at 0.05 level of confidence. Since the obtained value greater than the table value STP was effective So, the H1 hypothesis was accepted. The investigator concluded the structured teaching program was effective. The chi-square calculation explains that there was a significant association between pre test knowledge level and the sociodemographic variables previous knowledge regarding weaning as the chi-square value was greater than the table value at 0.05 level of significance.
structured teaching program, knowledge, weaning, postnatal mothers, urban areas, kanpur
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