Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Rashmimala Pradhan ¹, Anasuya Chhotaray ², Sriparna Acharyya ³, Gipsy Bhowal ³

Affiliations
1 SUM Nursing College, Bhubaneswar, IN
2 IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, IN
3 Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, IN

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of breast feeding on pain response in infants during immunizing intramuscular injection.

Methods: The researcher employed a quasi-experimental design with evaluative approach. A total of 120 infants receiving D.P.T vaccine were randomly distributed into control and experimental group. Post vaccination behavior of infants was scored in NIPS.

Results: There were statistically significance differences in facial expression, cry, breathing pattern, arms, legs and state of arousal between the experimental group and the control group.

Conclusion: It was concluded that the perception of pain intensity is less among infants when I.M. vaccine is administered during breast feeding.

Keywords

Breastfeeding, Intensity, Pain, Infants Intramuscular Injections.

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Suchismita Pahantasingh ¹, Jhunilata Pradhan ¹, Rashmimala Pradhan ¹, Geetarani Nayak ¹

Affiliations
1 SUM Nursing College, Sector- 8, Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar-751003, IN

Abstract

The healthy population is the wealth of the nation, children are the most vital human resource a country possesses -children hold the potential and set the limit of future development of any country, "Better the nutritional status of the children higher will be the nation rise.'' and that nutrition is human milk which is a ideal and uniquely superior food for infants for the first six months of life. For the same every mother should have the knowledge upon breast feeding practices. With this reason the present study is conducted to assess the knowledge of the post natal mother on breast feeding practice. The study was conducted in IMS and Sum Hospital, Bhubaneswar with a sample size of 50 post natal mothers by using structured questionnaire based on the knowledge on breast feeding practice. Non-probability purposive sampling method was used for selecting the sample. Highest percentage (78%) of post natal mothers having average knowledge, 8% having good knowledge and 4% of mothers having poor knowledge. The mean knowledge score on breast feeding practice was 9.32 with SD =2.4 and there is a significant association between the knowledge scores of post natal mothers on breast feeding practice with education and occupation, as the chi- square value are 13.01 and 14.01 respectively at 0.05 significant level(df=6).

Keywords

Assess, Knowledge, Post Natal Mother, Breast Feeding And Practice.

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Rashmimala Pradhan ¹

Affiliations
1 SUM Nursing College, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Sector-8, Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar-751003, IN

Abstract

Immunity enables the body to better defend itself against diseases caused by certain micro organism. Immunity may occur on its own (When people are exposed to bacteria or viruses), or by vaccination. When people are immunized against a disease, they do not get the disease or get only a mild form of it. The most common causes of infant and child morality in developing countries including India are prenatal condition, acute respiratory infection, diarrhea, malaria, measles and malnutrition. These are also the commonest causes of morbidity in young children. Immunization is a mass means of protecting the greatest number of people from various infectious diseases condition. A pre-experimental one group pretest and posttest design with evaluative approach was taken to assess the effectiveness information booklet on immunization among the GNM 1st year students. Data were collected from 30 1st year GNM students selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique in SUM Nursing School through self structure close ended questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The overall pretest mean knowledge score was 14.8 ± 4.256 (49.33 whereas the posttest mean score was 19.203 ± 3.79 (64.1). The mean differences was found 4.43 (14.77%) reveling the effectiveness of information booklet on immunization at p<0.0001 no significant association was found between pretest knowledge score of GNM 1st year students with the demographic variables.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Information Booklet, GNM 1^st Year Students, Immunization, Vaccine Preventable Diseases.

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