Effectiveness of Postnatal Support Education Program among Spouses of Primiparous Mothers at Selected Hospitals in Ramanagara District, Karnataka

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to assess the level of preexisting knowledge, regarding Postnatal Support Education Programs among the spouse of the primiparous mother, to evaluate the effectiveness of Postnatal Support Education Programs among spouses of the primiparous mother, to compare the post test scores of experimental group and control group on the Postnatal Support Education Program, to find out the association between the pretest knowledge level of the spouse of a primiparous mother with their selected socio demographic variables.

Methodology: A quasi-experimental research design was used to select 60 primiparous spouses at a selected hospitals in Ramanagara District, Karnataka. Purposive sampling was adopted, 30 participants each assigned to the experimental and control groups randomly. After pretest, the experimental group received a Postnatal Support Education Program while the control group did not receive any educational program. Along with demographic data, Pretest and post test was conducted with a structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge level. Data were analysed using Distributive statistics and Inferential statistics.

Results: Study findings show significant improvement in knowledge level among spouses in the experimental group than the control group. There was no significant association between pre-interventional knowledge scores and sociodemographic variables of spouses of primiparous mothers in experimental group and control group.

Implication: Findings of this study underscores the importance of postnatal support education program for primiparous mothers. Recommendations include incorporation of postnatal support education program into Nursing curriculums, planning education programs for family members of primiparous mothers and promoting the extended family support.