Effectiveness of structured teaching programme with amla supplement vs structured teaching programme alone upon anaemia in pregnant women at selected communities of Kanyakumari

Abstract

A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme with amla supplement vs structured teaching programme alone upon anaemia in pregnant women was conducted at selected communities of Kanyakumari. To assess the haemoglobin levels among the groups. The conceptual framework of the study was developed based on Wiedenbach s theory of helping art of clinical nursing. The major study variable in the study was anaemia in pregnant women in terms of their haemoglobin level, knowledge level and signs and symptoms before and after implementation of amla supplement and structured teaching programme. Amla supplement was provided for 90 days. Amla contains highest content of vitamin C, which is the major enhancer of iron absorption. Structured teaching programme is provided for about 20 minutes using PowerPoint in laptop. Hypotheses were formulated and P values less than or equal to 0.05 (Pand#8804;0.05) were treated as statistically significant. The data collected were analyzed according to the objectives and hypotheses of the study. The statistical procedures have been performed with the help of statistical package namely IBM SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) Statistics-20. Recommendations It is believed that improving women s overall nutrition status and their access to resources will have the greatest impact on reducing anaemia in India. Therefore, some special programmes are essential to combat anaemic condition. Public health education/information on reproductive health, monitoring the compliance of women with ante-natal care services, and strengthening of their health care seeking behaviour are important health care measures to be undertaken at the community level. The National Nutritional Anaemia Control Programme in India was launched with the aims of significantly decreasing the prevalence and incidence of anaemia in women in the reproductive age group. However, it still continues to remain a chief community health dilemma. newline