Effectiveness of Structured – Teaching Programme on the Influence of Maternal Diet on Breastfeeding among Lactating Mothers Admitted at Mapims, Melmaruvathur

The present study was assess the pre-test
knowledge, evaluate the effectiveness of a structured –
teaching program on the influence of maternal diet and
associate post-test knowledge with the selected
demographic variables. The study was used a pre–
experimental one group pretest –post-test research
design. The sample size was 20 selected by convenience
sample technique, primi mother admitted in MAPIMS,
Melmaruvathur. Pre test knowledge was assessed,
provide structured- teaching program and after assessed
post test knowledge on maternal diet. There was a
statistically significant difference between pretest and
posttest mean knowledge score with the “t” value 29.82
at <0.000 level of significance. Hence structured teaching
program on maternal diet was effective in increasing the
knowledge among primi lactating mothers.