• RAMA VIBHA VIRENDRA
• DR. SUNITHA MATHEW
• Ms. POOJA PATEL

Background Pregnancy is considered a normal physiological phenomenon, and often hospital check-ups are only done when a medical issue is being faced by the women. This behaviour can sometimes be dangerous for both the mother and baby. Therefore, adopting a comprehensive or holistic approach to maternal health policy making and care provision can facilitate sustainable improvements in health outcomes for mothers and their babies. Aims This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding healthy pregnancy among antenatal mothers of selected rural areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Objectives of the study were 1. To assess the pre-test knowledge score regarding healthy pregnancy among antenatal mothers at selected areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 2. To assess the post-test knowledge score regarding healthy pregnancy among antenatal mothers at selected rural areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 3. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding healthy pregnancy among antenatal mothers at selected rural areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 4. To find out the association with the pre test knowledge score regarding healthy pregnancy among antenatal mothers at selected rural areas of Ahmedabad with their selected demographic variables. Methods A Quantitative research approach was used with one group pre-test post-test design. The investigator used Non Probability Purposive sampling technique for selecting 60 samples. The investigator developed structured knowledge questionnaire for evaluation of pre- test and post- test effect of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding healthy pregnancy among antenatal mothers. The reliability of the tool was determined by using test and retest method of “Karl Pearson’s formula”. The reliability of the structured knowledge questionnaire is 0.83. Result Present study identified that, comparison of pre-test and post-test knowledge scores shows that pre-test mean score was 8.73, while the post-test mean score was 19.50. The mean difference between pre and post-test was 10.76, representing a 35.9% increase. The standard deviation (SD) for the pre-test was 2.99, and for the post-test, it's 3.65. The paired 't' test value was 40.137 and the table value was 2.000 with a p-value less than 0.05, indicating a statistically significant improvement from pre to post-test. The degrees of freedom (df) for the analysis were 59. This suggests a substantial increase in knowledge levels after the intervention. Hence the null hypothesis H01 was rejected and H1 is accepted. This indicates that the structured teaching programme was effective in increasing the knowledge regarding healthy pregnancy among antenatal mothers at selected rural areas of Ahmedabad. Conclusion There was significant increase in knowledge regarding healthy pregnancy among antenatal mothers after administration of structured teaching programme. Hence we conclude that structured teaching programme is effective among antenatal mothers at selected rural areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Evaluate, Structured teaching programme, knowledge, Healthy pregnancy, antenatal mothers, rural areas.

"A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Healthy Pregnancy Among Antenatal Mothers at Selected Rural Areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 8, page no.g101-g112, August-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2508614.pdf

"A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Healthy Pregnancy Among Antenatal Mothers at Selected Rural Areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 8, page no. ppg101-g112, August-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2508614.pdf