A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding food taboos among normal pregnant mothers in selected hospitals, at Bijapur

Background: There were significantly high food taboos and its misconception all over the world irrespective religion, culture and country. Aims: To evaluate the existing knowledge and attitude of pregnant women regarding food taboos and its misconception during pregnancy and to find effectiveness of planned teaching program in enhancing knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers regarding food taboos and its misconception. Materials and methods: A pre-experimental study design was used to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers. The sampling frame comprised individuals aged 18-36 years and simple random sampling was carried out. Respondents were given planned teaching program. Data was analyzed using SPSS 16. The effectiveness of planned teaching program is assessed using t-tests and the association is assessed using chi-square test. Results: Mean pre-test and mean post-test knowledge score was 10.46 and 26.43 respectively and is highly significant. Mean pre-test and mean post-test attitude 83.63 & 115.75 respectively which is highly significant. Conclusions: Study revealed that planned teaching program is effective in enhancing knowledge & improving the attitude pregnant mothers.