A STUDY TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INFORMATIONAL BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PPIUCD AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS IN SELECTED RURAL AREA AT KANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH.

Abstract

The words birth control, contraception and family planning are often used interchangeably and although they are not identical in meaning. The term birth control refers to regulation of the number of children that are conceived or born. Contraception refers to the prevention of pregnancy, which is accomplished by specific contraceptive or birth control methods. Family planning has the broadest connotation. A study to assess effectiveness of an informational booklet on knowledge regarding PPIUCD among antenatal mothers in selected rural area at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Sample consists of a subset of a population selected in a research study. 70 The samples selected for the present study comprised of 70 mothers of selected rural area Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Sample consists of a subset of a population selected in a research study. 70 The samples selected for the present study comprised of 70 mothers of
selected rural area Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. PPIUCD, 38.57% respondents have previous information regarding PPIUCD. Source of Information received about PPIUCD: If Previous information received than Source of Information about PPIUCD are with majority of 48.14 % of respondents have information by mass media, 33.33% of respondents have information by health care professionals, 18.53 % of respondents have information by friends & neighbours regarding PPIUCD. Hence H2 is accepted at 0.05 level of significance. In pre-test knowledge of control group, there is any significant association between pre-test test knowledge score of control group and selected demographic variables So research hypotheses H3 is rejected