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A Study To Determine The Effectiveness of An Awareness Programme On Knowledge and Attitude About Low Weight Child Between 5-10 Yrs Among Nurses Student
A Study To Determine The Effectiveness of An Awareness Programme On Knowledge and Attitude About Low Weight Child Between 5-10 Yrs Among Nurses Student
Knowledge and Attitude about low weight child between 5-10 yrs
among nurses student
Submitted by
Mr.Sanket Telang
Miss.Megha Gajhabe
Miss.Yogini Sonkusare
Miss.Roshna Meshram
2. Ethical concept :-
3. Conceptual framework :-
Review of literature
4. Research Methodology :-
Research approaches
Research design
Setting of the study
Sample size
Sampling techniques
Criteria for selection of sample
Weight loss after birth is normal and most babies return to their birth
weight by three weeks of age. Clinical assessment for inappropriate
weight loss is recommended for babies who lose more than 10% of their
birth weight or do not return to their birth weight after three weeks.
Inappropriate weight loss is also called as Failure to thrive is not a
disease, but a sign of inadequate nutrition which leads to malnutrition.
All children need the energy (calories) and nutrients that come from a
varied and balanced diet.
Problem statement
Study to determine the Effectiveness of an Awareness
Programme on Knowledge and Attitude about low weight
child between 5-10 yrs among nurses student in selected
aganwadi's of nagpur.
Objectives
1) To assess the existing knowledge regarding low weight children
among the nursing student in selected anganwadi's Nagpur
2) To evaluate the effectiveness of awareness programme on
Knowledge regarding low weight child among the nursing student
in selected Anganwadi Nagpur
3) To find out Association between knowledge score of nursing
student regarding low weight child with selected socio-
demographic variables
Operational Definition :
a) Determine:- according to oxford dictionary,
determine" refers to discover the facts about something.
c) Knowledge :
According to oxford dictionary,‘Knowledge’ refers to
the facts, information, and skills acquired through
experience or education; the theoretical or practical
understanding of a subject .
In this study, it refers to the correct response of the
items to questionnaire on low weight child which is
measured by Self administered structured
questionnaire.
e) Attitude:-
according to Oxford dictionary it means "the way that you
think, feel or behave"
In this study , it refers to the way of thinking feeling and
behave of knowledge of low weight child or under weight
child among nursing students.
f) Low weight child:-
according to Oxford's dictionary child is underweight if
they're in the bottom 5th percentile for weight compared
to their height.
In this study, it refers to knowledge and attitude of low
weight child .
g) Nursing students:-
according to oxford dictionary it refers to " a student nurse,
will work to promote, maintain and restore the health of
patients by following the clearly laid out hospital
procedures.
In this study, it refers to the students who are in selected
community where underweight children's are present.
h) Anganwadi :
according to Oxford dictionary Anganwadi is a type of
rural child care centre in India. Anganwadi means
"courtyard shelter" in Hindi and otherIndian languages
Assumptions
Nursing students must have knowledge regarding low
weight child or underweight & also have attitude to
handle this type of children
Hypothesis
1. H1:-there is significant difference between the pre &
post test knowledge score of nursing students
regarding low weight child.
2. H2:-There is a significant association between the
knowledge & attitude level of nursing students regarding
low weight child with their selected socio demographic
variable.
Research question
1. Does the awareness programme improve the knowledge
& attitude of nursing students about low weight child
between 5-10 years ?
3. Is there any relationship of socio demographic variable with
improvement of knowledge & attitude about low weight
child between 5-10 years among nursing
Ethical concept
1. Prior written permission will be obtained from local
authority of selected angan wadi .
2. 2.Inform written consent will be taken prior to the selected
Conceptual Framework
A framework is the overall conceptual underpinnings of a
study. Every research study has a framework. A conceptual
framework is a theoretical approach to the problems that is
scientifically based and emphasizes the selection,
arrangement and classification of its concept.
Review of literature:-
1. K. Sandhiya (2014):- A compartative study was conducted
on 60 children of 13-14 year to assess to assess The Dietary
Habits of School Children with Underweight and Normal
Weight. This study results shows that majority of normal
weight children followed a good dietary habits compared to
underweight children. And most of the underweight children
had poor dietary habits.
2. Melina Mgongo ,Nikolas A. S. Chotta ,Tamara H.
Hashim, Jacqueline G. Uriyo Damian J. Damian, Babill Stray-
Pedersen ,Sia E. Msuya ,Margareta Wandel and Siri Vangen
(2017):-This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors
associated with underweight, stuntingand wasting among
children aged 0–24 months in six districts of Kilimanjaro
region, northern Tanzania The results of the study point to
the need of a multi-sectoral approach to target child
undernutrition among children less than two years of age .
3. Baithne Nahar , Tahmeed Ahmeshowed that Kenneth H.
Brown, &Md. Iqbal hossain (2010) :-A case control study was
conducted on 6-24 months age children to study the risk
factors associated with server underweight . Children
enrolled in this study were recruited at the time of their
discharge from inpatient treatment for diarrhea & other
acute illness . The result of this study show that the major
risk factors for severe underweight among 6-2 month old
children hospitalized for the treatment of diarrhea were
related to parental education , employment, and income,
child birth other and early child feeding practices
Scope of study
1. The study will help to understand the
knowledge about low weight children among
the nurses student and will clear the concept of
low weight children or underweight children
among nurse in selected Anganwadi at Nagpur
city
2. The study will also help in increasing the
knowledge and awareness about the low
weight child
Matching criteria :-
Matching criteria for this study is pre test and
post test knowledge score of the nursing students
in
selected angan wadi.
2. Moderately 50-70%
3. Adequate >75%
Conclusion
So low weight child is a condition in
which the child has undernutrition. So,
it is necessary for nursing student
regarding the knowledge of low weight
child so that they will promote that
knowledge to the parents of low weight
child who comes daily anganwadi and
provide the proper knowledge to the
parents regarding the diet for the
particular low weight for their
underweight child .
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