Volume : 7, Issue : 1, January - 2018

ASSESSMENT ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ANAEMIA AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS

Madhu Jayanthi, Junior Sundresh

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Aim: To assess the knowledge regarding anaemia among antenatal mothers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Methods: Women attending the antenatal OPD were asked to fill a questionnaire regarding anemia so as to test their knowledge, attitudes and practices pertaining to anemia and role of their diet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Results: In Pretest, more than half, 27 (60%) antenatal mothers had extremely poor knowledge,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;normal"> p</b>ost test shows that , more than half 26 (57.78%) antenatal mothers had a adequate knowledge on anemia, 15 (33.33%) antenatal mothers had moderate knowledge and 4 (8.89%) antenatal mothers had inadequate level of knowledge on anemia. and none of them were in extremely poor knowledge. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Conclusion: Educating antenatal women about the importance of diet and implementing this into practice will help in the prevention of anemia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>