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A Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Registered Antenatal Mothers Regarding The Prevention Of Iron Deficiency Anaemia In A Selected Hospital, New Civil Hospital, Surat


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A study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of registered antenatal mothers regarding the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia in a selected hospital, new civil hospital, Surat. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of registered antenatal mothers regarding the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia. To compare the knowledge, attitude and practice of registered antenatal mothers regarding the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia. To associate the background factors with knowledge, attitude and practice. A questionnaire was administered by the interviewer to 60 registered antenatal mothers attending New civil hospital. The findings of the study were majority of the antenatal mothers 43(73.5%) had poor knowledge, and 17(28.3%) had good knowledge regarding prevention of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy. Majority of the mothers 44(73.3%) have neutral attitude and 16(26.7%) have positive attitude regarding prevention of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy. Majority of the mothers 38(63.3%) have poor practice and 22(36.7%) have good practice regarding prevention of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy. The study proved that there was no significant correlation between knowledge and practice, no significant correlation between knowledge and attitude, no significant correlation between practice and attitude regarding prevention of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy.
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Crony Sambattina
METAS School Of Nursing, Surat, India

Abstract


A study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of registered antenatal mothers regarding the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia in a selected hospital, new civil hospital, Surat. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of registered antenatal mothers regarding the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia. To compare the knowledge, attitude and practice of registered antenatal mothers regarding the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia. To associate the background factors with knowledge, attitude and practice. A questionnaire was administered by the interviewer to 60 registered antenatal mothers attending New civil hospital. The findings of the study were majority of the antenatal mothers 43(73.5%) had poor knowledge, and 17(28.3%) had good knowledge regarding prevention of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy. Majority of the mothers 44(73.3%) have neutral attitude and 16(26.7%) have positive attitude regarding prevention of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy. Majority of the mothers 38(63.3%) have poor practice and 22(36.7%) have good practice regarding prevention of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy. The study proved that there was no significant correlation between knowledge and practice, no significant correlation between knowledge and attitude, no significant correlation between practice and attitude regarding prevention of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy.

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