A Study to Assess the Effect of Information Booklet On Knowledge Regarding Nursing Strike Among Postnatal Mothers in Selected Hospital
Keywords:
Nursing strike, Postnatal mothers, Knowledge, Breastfeeding, Information booklet, Pre-experimental design, Pre-test post-test.Abstract
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is essential for optimal infant growth and health. However, many mothers face early challenges, including nursing strike—a sudden refusal by an infant to breastfeed. Factors like maternal education, work status, and infant health may influence nursing strikes, which can disrupt breastfeeding and harm maternal-infant bonding. Educational interventions are key to effective prevention and management.
Aim: To assess the effect of an information booklet on knowledge regarding nursing strike among postnatal mothers.
Design: A pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was used.
Settings: The study was conducted in a selected hospital among postnatal mothers.
Participants: A total of 60 postnatal mothers were selected using a non-probability purposive sampling technique.
Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Initially, a pre-test was conducted to assess baseline knowledge. An information booklet on nursing strike was then provided as an intervention. After 45 minutes, a post-test was conducted. The reliability of the tool was confirmed using the test-retest method, with a Pearson’s correlation coefficient of 0.84. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including a paired t-test.
Results: The average knowledge score in the pre-test was 6.7, which increased to 11.6 in the post-test. T-value for this test was 23.8 with 59 degrees of freedom. The corresponding p-value was small (less than 0.05); the null hypothesis is rejected. Average knowledge score in the post-test was significantly more than that in the pre-test. It is evident that the knowledge among postnatal mothers improved significantly after the information booklet regarding nursing strike.
Conclusion: To assess the effect of information booklet on knowledge regarding nursing strike among postnatal mother was shown to be effective. Hence corresponding p-value was small (less than 0.05), the null hypothesis is rejected. The post-test average knowledge score was significantly higher than the pre-test score.
