A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge of Urban and Rural Mothers Regarding Care of Low Birth Weight Babies in Pacific Medical College & Hospitals at Udaipur, Rajasthan

Abstract

BACKGROUND - Globally, it is estimated that 15–20% of all births, or >20 million newborns annually, are low birth weight infants. The incidence of low birth weight is estimated to be 15% worldwide with a range of 3.3-3.8% and are mostly in developing countries. About 7-10 million low birth weight   babies born annually in India. Which constitute 30-40% of total babies born in different part of India.

AIM OF THE STUDY- Aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of urban and rural mothers regarding care of low birth weight babies in pacific medical college & hospitals at Udaipur, Rajasthan. its a comparative study.

METHEDOLOGY-

In this study descriptive comparative approach was used to compare the knowledge of urban and rural mothers regarding care of low birth weight babies.. A comparative research design is best suitable, as it is used to examine characters of a single sample. In the present. The study will be conducted in pacific medical college & hospitals at Udaipur is selected for conduct the pilot study , population As the Sample the 320 mothers residing in urban and rural areas from pacific medical college & hospitals at Udaipur, sampling technique used for present study is non probability purposive sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire regarding low birth weight babies will selected as appropriate method of data collection for the study.

RESULT- The mean, median and standard deviation of urban mothers is 20.5, 20.5 and 1.80 respectively whereas the mean, median and standard deviation of rural mothers is 17, 17 and 1.41 respectively with mean difference of 3.5. The coefficient variance value of urban mothers is 8.79% whereas the coefficient variance   value   of   rural   mothers   is   8.31%.

CONCLUSION-The mean and coefficient variance value of urban mother is higher than the rural mothers. So it is interpreted that knowledge level of urban mothers regarding care of LBW babies is high compare than rural mothers.