“A Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Structured Nursing Intervention On Knowledge And Practice Regarding Prevention Of Neonatal Hypothermia In Lbw Babies Among Staff Nurses In Selected Hospitals At Bhuj–Kachchh, Gujarat.”

Rutvi Sadadiya; Ambica C

doi:10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i3.6738

“A Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Structured Nursing Intervention On Knowledge And Practice Regarding Prevention Of Neonatal Hypothermia In Lbw Babies Among Staff Nurses In Selected Hospitals At Bhuj–Kachchh, Gujarat.”

Author(s)	Ms. Rutvi Sadadiya, Dr. Ambica C
Country	India
Abstract	Hypothermia during the new born period is widely regarded as a major contributor cause of significant morbidity in developing countries and, at its extreme, mortality. High prevalence of hypothermia has been reported from countries with the highest burden of neonatal mortality, where hypothermia is increasingly gaining attention and significance as a critical intervention for new born survival. The world health organization adopted thermal control among the essential components of new born care. Objective: An experimental study to assess effectiveness of structured nursing intervention on knowledge and practice regarding prevention of neonatal hypothermia in LBW babies among staff nurses in selected hospitals at Bhuj- Kachchh, Gujarat. Methodology: The study consists of 60 staff nurse in GK General Hospital at Bhuj - Kachchh, Gujarat. Content validity of the tools was ensured by verifying it with expert from the field of Nursing. Purposive sampling technique was used for this study. The instrument for the data collection was a structured knowledge questionnaire related to knowledge and structured five rating scale for practice regarding prevention of hypothermia in LBW babies. Results: There is a significant association between post-test level of knowledge and practice and demographic variable age, sex, qualification, area of work, year of experience and source of information.
Keywords	Neonatal hypothermia, Low Birth Weight, Effectiveness, Evaluate, Knowledge
Published In	Volume 16, Issue 3, July-September 2025
Published On	2025-07-17
DOI	https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i3.6738
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9t2xq

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