International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management

Navjot Kaur ¹, Lalita Kumari ², S. Nilavansa Begum ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Health Nursing , S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi, Jalandhar, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi, Jalandhar, Punjab, IN
3 Department of Community Health Nursing, S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi, Jalandhar, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Foreign body ingestion/aspiration is the fourth leading cause of injury hospitalizations and deaths in children younger than four years of age. Incidence peaks at nine to 11 months of age, declining thereafter. The majority of choking and suffocation deaths occur in the first year of life, with the majority of hospitalizations occurring in the first three years. Quasi Experimental (Non-equivalent pre-test and post-test control group) research design was used in the study. The sample size was 60 mothers of toddler's i.e 30 in experimental group and 30 in control group and was selected from selected villages of Jalandhar, Punjab using Convenience sampling technique. The Pre test mean knowledge score of experimental group was 15.63 and Post test mean knowledge score was 25.80. The Pre test mean knowledge score of control group was 17.10 and Post test mean knowledge score was 17.07. The difference of pre-test post-test mean knowledge score of mothers of toddlers in control group was statistically not significant whereas it was statistically significant in experimental group. The t_cal 0.571<t_tab 1.96 in control group whereas in experimental group t_cal 19.431 > t_tab 1.96. So the difference of posttest mean knowledge score of experimental group was statistically significant at p<0.05 level. Hence, it was concluded that lecture cum demonstration was useful in providing knowledge regarding Foreign Body ingestion.

Keywords

Knowledge, Lecture Cum Demonstration, Mothers of Toddlers and foreign Body Ingestion, Home Maneuvers.

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Manpreet Kaur ¹, Manpreet Kaur ¹, Manpreet Kaur ¹, Manpreet Kaur ¹, Narinder Kaur ¹, Natasha ¹, Navjot Kaur ¹, Navjot Kaur ¹, Navneet Kaur ¹, Navpreet Kaur ¹, Simarjit Kaur ², Navjot Kaur ³

Affiliations
1 Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, College of Nursing, Ludhiana, Punjab,, IN
2 Nursing Tutor, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, College of Nursing, Ludhiana, Punjab,, IN
3 Assistant Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, College of Nursing., IN

Abstract

Developmental milestones in children or infants are a certain set of skills or age-specific tasks. Missed or delayed milestones in infancy can be symptoms of serious medical conditions. If parents understand their children’s development, they can tailor their expectations and provide stimulation. This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge regarding the development milestones of infants among mothers. A descriptive study was conducted on 100 mothers of neonates visiting pediatric OPD and gynecological unit (Postnatal Ward).A convenience sampling technique was used to collect data. More than half of mother’s i.e. 60% had an average level of knowledge, 22% of mothers had a poor level of knowledge and 18% of mothers had a good level of knowledge. Mothers had the highest (75.25%) mean knowledge percentage in general information followed by 53.33%, in developmental delay and least (37.50%) mean knowledge percentage in languagedevelopment. The overall mean knowledge score is 10.240±2.40 and there is no association (p>0.05) between the knowledge level of mothers with selected demographic variables. It is concluded that the majority of the mothers of neonates had average knowledge regarding developmental milestones.

Keywords

Knowledge, Mothers, Infants, developmental milestones.

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