A Quasi Experimental Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Revised Nursing Care Standard Operative Procedures on Knowledge & Practice Regarding Infant Feeding among Students of Selected Nursing College, Vadodara

Background: Malnutrition has been responsible, directly or indirectly, for 60% of the 10.9 million deaths annually among children under 5. Well over two-thirds of these deaths, which are often associated with inappropriate feeding practices, occur during the first year of life. No more than 35% of infants worldwide are exclusively breastfed during the first four months of life; complementary feeding frequently begins too early or too late, and foods are often nutritionally inadequate and unsafe. Malnourished children who survive are more frequently sick and suffer the life-long consequences of impaired development. Method and Materials: Quantitative evaluatory approach with quasi experimental non randomized control group design including 40 students from BSc nursing in which 20 experimental and 20 control were selected as a sample with use of purposive sampling technique. To collect data self-structured questionnaire and practice checklist were administered. Results: The pre-test score of the experimental group the knowledge score mean % is 34.60% and the practice score mean % is 34.03% & that in control group the knowledge score mean % is 38.33% and practice score mean % is 30.57%. In respondents 45% were having inadequate knowledge, 55% were having adequate knowledge & no one were having excellent knowledge while in practice 80% were having poor practice, 20% were having adequate practice & no one having good practice in providing infant feeding. The post test score of the experimental group the knowledge score mean percentage is 85.19% and the practice score mean % is 88.46% & that in control group the knowledge score mean % is 36.91% and practice score mean % is 37.5. In respondents 27.5% were having inadequate knowledge, 22.5% were having adequate knowledge & 55% were having excellent knowledge. And in practice 32.5% were having poor practice, 17.5% were having adequate practice & 50% were having good practice in providing infant feeding. Conclusion: Administration of procedure regarding Standard operative procedure on infant feeding was effective as there is a significant difference in pre-test and post-test knowledge & practice score.