Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Importance of Breast Feeding Support in Workplace Among D. Ed Students in Selected D. Ed College of Mangalore

Breastfeeding is one of the important determinants of child health, development, nutrition and survival. Breastfeeding is the fundamental aspect of child rearing that a woman copes with. . Now, more women are working outside the home both in formal and informal sector. Difficulties working women face in practicing breastfeeding are also increasing. The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge of D. Ed students regarding the importance of breast feeding support in workplace as measured by structured knowledge questionnaire. An evaluative approach was adopted for the study. Sample of 32 students D.Ed students from selected D. Ed college of Mangalore were selected. Purposive sampling technique was used. Demographic proforma and Structured Knowledge Questionnaire was used for data collection. The result revealed that in the Pre test Majority (62.5%) of students had poor knowledge, (37.5%) of students had moderate knowledge, whereas none of the students had good knowledge, whereas in the Post test majority (75%) of students had good knowledge, (25%) of students had moderate knowledge, whereas none of the students had poor knowledge and also found that there was no significant association of knowledge score with demographic variables at P <0.05 level of significance.