?A study to assess the effectiveness of structure teaching programme on knowledge and practice regarding weaning among primi mothers of infant (age 6-12 months) in a selected community area in Chennai.?

Weaning or complementary feeding is the process of gradual and progressive transfer of the baby from the breastfeeding to the usual family diet. Evaluative research approach and pre experimental (one group pre test and post test) were used. Non randomized purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample . The total study sample consist 60 primi mother of infant aged 6-12 years. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study reveals that the structure teaching programme is found to be effective in terms of gaining both knowledge and practice. So structure teaching programme is effective in improving the knowledge and practice of primi mothers of infant aged 6-12 regarding weaning.