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A Study to Assess the Awareness of Mothers on Danger Signs of Newborn Illnesses with a View to Prepare an Information Booklet in Selected Hospitals at Mangalore
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Objectives: To assess the awareness among mothers on danger signs of newborn illnesses and to find the association between awareness of mothers on danger signs of newborn illnesses and selected baseline variables.
Method and Material: A descriptive survey design was used for the present study. The sample consisting of 100 postnatal mothers were selected by purposive sampling technique. Tools used were baseline proforma and structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings:
• Majority of the mothers, i.e. about 64% had average, 26% had poor and 10% had good awareness on the danger signs of newborn illnesses.
• There was a significant association between awareness and selected baseline variables of mother, like religion, type of family, income, and gender of the present child and gestational age of the newborn.
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