Effectiveness of Planed Teaching Programme on Episiotomy care

Abstract

Background: Perineotomy, or episio to myi sasurgically plan edincisionon the perineumand the posteriorvaginalwallduringsecondstageoflabor.The incision,which can be idlineoratanangle from the posteri or end of the vulva, is performed under local anesthetic (pudendaanesthesia), and issutured closed after delivery. It is one of the mostcommonmedicalproceduresperformedonwomen,andalthoughitsroutineuse in childbirth. Care of the episiotomy wound is required to protect from infection or post complication now a days the rate of episiotomy is increasing because of awareness and skilled worker for protect perineal laceration . Aims and objective: The aim of this study to evaluatetheexistingknowledge regardingepisiotomycare. To prepare and introduceplanned teachingprogrammer regarding episiotomycare. To evaluatethe differences between pretest and post test score. To determine the association between the posttest knowledge score and selected demographic variables. Material and Methods: A one group pre-test post-test pre-experimental design and evaluative approach was adopted. The study was conducted among 60 prmi para women conveniently selected hospitals of Vadodara. The content validity of the tool and teaching plan was established. The reliability of tool was established by testing the internal consistency by using Test -retest method. Results: Result of study indicate that p-value = 0.000 < 0.01 , the difference between the Pre-test and Post-test scores is highly significant at 1% level of significance this shows that the planed Teaching Programme on episiotomy care is effective. Conclusion: This study concluded that planed teaching program is effective tool to improve knowledge of primi para mother regarding episiotomy care. Keywords: Assess, Effectiveness, planed Teaching Programme,episiotomy,hospiral,perineal laceration.