A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS PREVENTION AMONG PRIMI ANTENATAL MOTHERS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT KOLLAM

Grana B. Thomas*, Angel James, Joshna Johnson, Sini Y., Sofia Varghese and P. V. Greeshma

ABSTRACT

The research project undertook was “A study to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on knowledge of gestational diabetes mellitus and its prevention among primi antenatal mothers in selected hospital at kollam”. The objectives of the study were to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on gestational diabetes mellitus and its prevention among primi antenatal mothers and to find out the association between preteast knowledge scores on gestational diabetes mellitus and its prevention among primi antenatal mothers with selected demographic variables(age, religion, education, occupation, type of family, family history of gestational diabetes mellitus, dietary pattern, previous knowledge on gestational diabetes mellitus) The study was conducted among 60 primi antenatal mothers. Inorder to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme, the study sample was selected using non probability purposive sampling technique. The tool used for data collection is structured knowledge questionnaire . The data analysis of the study were based on the objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the present study revealed that there was significant difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge scores on gestational diabetes mellitus and its prevention among primi antenatal mothers in selected hospitals at Kollam and there wss significant association between pre-test knowledge scores on knowledge of gestational diabetes mellitus and its prevention among primi antenatal mothers and selected demographic variables such as age, religion, education, occupation, type of family, family history of gestational diabetes mellitus, previous knowledge on gestational diabetes mellitus and dietary pattern. Based on the findings, the researchers had drawn implications which were vital concerns in the field of nursing practice, nursing administration, nursing education and also for the future development.

Keywords: Assess; video assisted teaching programme; Structured knowledge questionnaire; gestational diabetes mellitus; primi antenatal mothers.