Vol. 5 (02) pp. 1794-1796 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3343

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NEWBORN CARE BETWEEN PRIMI AND MULTI PARA

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  • Professor, Dept. of OBG (N), Shri Vinoba Bhave College of Nursing, Silvassa.
  • M. Sc. Nursing II Year, Mata Sahib Kaur College of Nursing, Mohali.
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Abstract

The care a newborn receives depends a lot on the knowledge, skills and attitude of the mother. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge on new born care between primipara and multipara in selected hospitals of Tricity. A quantitative approach with descriptive, comparative research design was adopted. By purposive sampling technique 160 postnatal mothers were selected. Structured Interview Schedule was used to collect the data from postnatal mothers in civil hospital in the month of December. Study finding shows majority of the primipara mothers (96.2%) had average knowledge, 73.8% of multipara had good knowledge on newborn care.

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P. Vadivukkarasi Ramanadin and Manpreet Kaur Bhangu. (2017); A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NEWBORN CARE BETWEEN PRIMI AND MULTI PARA, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (02), 1794-1796, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3343

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Mrs. P. Vadivukkarasi Ramanadin,
Mrs. P. Vadivukkarasi Ramanadin, Professor, Dept. of OBG (N), Shri Vinoba Bhave College of Nursing, Silvassa. 07046593297 krishraghav2010@gmail.com

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