A study to assess the effectiveness of the planned teaching program related to diaper rash among the mothers of infants

Abstract

Diaper rash, also known as diaper rash, is considered a common skin disorder during childhood. It is commonly caused by irritation in the diaper area. The rash is usually evident in the abdomen, genitals and folds of the skin of the thighs and buttocks and affects children between the ages of 4 and 15 months. 40% and 75% of diaper rashes last more than 3 days with Candida albicans. To minimize / prevent symptoms and other consequences, adequate home care is needed for babies who wear diapers. This knowledge allows parents to be educated and practiced on home care for babies who wear diapers. Based on the above facts, the researchers felt the need to implement a teaching program plan to improve the knowledge of caregivers or parents, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of it in terms of caregivers on diaper rash. This study was conducted in the specific pediatric unit of hospitals in the Sangli Miraj area. 70 mothers of children (0 to 1 year) of children were samples. In this study, sampling technique used was the simple random sampling. Sample selection was based on the inclusion criteria. Tool used was the structured questionnaire to collect the data and the result revealed that the calculated value of "p" is 0.000 I.e. And it is observed that P value is less than 0.005, Which indicates that there is an increase in the knowledge score after the planned teaching program. Therefore, the planned teaching program was effective.