A study to assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Importance of Iron and Folic Acid in Antenatal Mothers in Selected areas of Ahmedabad

Background: Iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) programme is a key global intervention (WHO, 2013) for control and prevention of anaemia in pregnancy.women often experience iron deficiency due to increased iron demands for foetal growth and development, leading to anaemia if not addressed. Iron supplementation helps prevent or treat iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy. Despite free provision of IFAS tablets, compliance has remained low over the years. Studies have associated high maternal knowledge with higher supplement use. Materials and Methods: Research design used for the study was quasi-experimentalwith one group pre-test post-test design.The investigator has adopted non probability convenient sampling technique to select 30 samples of Antenatal mothers in selected areas of Ahmedabad. The Questionnaire is selected to assess the level of knowledge among antenatal mothers before and after giving structured teaching programme. Results: The mean pre-test score was 7.2 and the mean post-test score was 11.Thus, the mean difference of 3.8. The standard deviation of pre-test score was 2.64 and of post-test score was 2.95. The calculated “t” value was 20.2 and the tabulated “t” value was 2.045 at 0.05 level of significance for 29 df. Conclusion: The findings of present study indicate that antenatal mothers have good effectiveness of structure teaching programme on improve knowledge regarding importance of iron and folic acid.