Sivaranjani, R (2019) A Study to assess the effectiveness of planned health teaching on knowledge regarding prevention of burns in toddler children among mothers in medical wards at Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore, Chennai - 08. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Children are naturally curious. As soon as they are mobile, begin to explore their surroundings and play with new objects. Toddlers suffer more scald injuries than any other age group as the results in the performance of everyday tasks as bathing, cooking, overturned coffee pots, overheated foods, liquids cooked in micro wave ovens and hot tap water that has been identified as specific causes. Burns are a global public health problem, estimated as 1,80,000 deaths annually. Nurse researcher has selected this study because even today, the mothers are less aware of the importance of child safety and consequently leads to burn injuries and its complications. Nurses play a supreme role in educating the parents regarding prevention of burns and to empower their knowledge regarding importance of childsafety and prevention of burn injuries. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: A study to assess the effectiveness of planned health teaching on knowledge regarding prevention of burns in toddler children among mothers in medical wards at Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore, Chennai-08. OBJECTIVES: To assess the pre-test knowledge of mothers of toddler children regarding prevention of burns, to assess the post-test knowledge of mothers of toddler children regarding prevention of burns, to compare the pre and post test knowledge of mothers of toddler children regarding prevention of burns and to associate the post-test knowledge of mothers of toddler children regarding prevention of burns with their selected socio-demographic variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted with 60 mothers in quantitative approach, the study design is pre experimental one group pretest and post-test design. Non- probability - Purposive sampling technique was applied. The study was conducted in Medical wards at ICH &HC, Egmore. The data collected from on the first day the pretest was given to the subjects using semi –structured questionnaire data were collected from the available mothers. After the pretest the mothers were gathered and seated in medical ward 30-45 minutes planned health teaching regarding prevention of burns among mothers of toddlers by using flashcard and booklet was given. The booklet was issued to all participants after conducting PHT. On the 7thday the post test was conducted from the same subjects with using same semi –structured knowledge questionnaire on prevention of burns. RESULTS: In pretest, mother were having 12.43score whereas post-test they were having 23.57score. Difference is 11.14 % by using students paired ‗t‘ test. This difference is large and it is statistically (p=0.001)*** significant. CONCLUSION: The study was inferred that planned health teaching was the best teaching strategy in imparting on prevention of burns. The findings of the present study are alarming and needs prompt attention health sector and health care provider. Nurses have to play a cardinal role to motivate the parents to improve their knowledge regarding prevention of burns.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301716258 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Prevention of Burns, Mothers of toddlers, PHT,ICH&HC. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jan 2022 14:14 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jan 2022 14:14 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18886 |
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