| Autor: |
RAMYA, S., KUMARAVEL, K. S., PALANIVELRAJA, T., THARINI, B., ANUREKHA, V., GOBINATHAN, S. |
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Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research; Oct2021, Vol. 15 Issue 10, p36-40, 5p |
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Introduction: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a simple method of caring Low Birth Weight (LBW) babies with a birth weight below 2500 grams. The grandmothers play a key role in child rearing in the Indian society. Aim: To estimate the level of knowledge about the KMC in the grandmothers and to compare it with that of the mothers. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in the neonatal follow-up clinic of the hospital with a convenience sampling of all the mother (Group 1) and grandmother (Group 2) dyads. The mothers and grandmothers were interviewed separately using a pre validated questionnaire with 15 open ended questions to assess the knowledge about the KMC. Mann-Whitney U test and Fischer’s-exact test were used for statistical analysis. Results: There were 390 mother- grandmother dyads in the study group. The mean age of the mothers and grandmothers were 24.69±1.54 years and 53.89±1.80 years, respectively. For all the 15 questions the grandmothers had a significantly lower score when compared to the mothers (p<0.001). The grandmothers (mean score: 8.48±2.00) had a significantly lower overall knowledge scores than the mothers (mean score: 23.10±1.55). On comparison of the mean knowledge scores of the mothers with their age, educational grade and socio-economic class, it was found to be independent of these factors (p=0.209, 0.691 and 0.731, respectively). Conclusion: This study had demonstrated that the grandmothers have a significantly lower knowledge about KMC. There is an urgent need to empower them with the knowledge about KMC for the successful continuation KMC in the home. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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