This paper is published in Volume-6, Issue-3, 2020
Area
Nursing
Author
Nindiya Parmar, Anna Bajaj
Org/Univ
Akal College of Nursing, Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh, India
Pub. Date
19 June, 2020
Paper ID
V6I3-1547
Publisher
Keywords
Undergraduate Girls, Preconception Care, Information Booklet

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Nindiya Parmar, Anna Bajaj. An exploratory study to assess the perceptions of preconception care among undergraduate girls with a view to develop information booklet in selected colleges of district Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh), International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Nindiya Parmar, Anna Bajaj (2020). An exploratory study to assess the perceptions of preconception care among undergraduate girls with a view to develop information booklet in selected colleges of district Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh). International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 6(3) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Nindiya Parmar, Anna Bajaj. "An exploratory study to assess the perceptions of preconception care among undergraduate girls with a view to develop information booklet in selected colleges of district Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh)." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 6.3 (2020). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Preconception care recognizes that many adolescent girls and young women will be thrust into motherhood without the knowledge, skills, or support they need. Objectives: The study aimed to determine the level of perception among undergraduate girls regarding preconception care. Method: Exploratory research design was adopted to collect data from 288 undergraduate girls of the selected colleges of District Sirmour (H.P) using the multistage sampling technique. Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire using 5 points Likert scale. Results: The present study findings showed that 37.2% of undergraduate girls had favorable perceptions regarding preconception care, 62.8% of undergraduate girls had moderately favorable perceptions (neither positive nor negative) regarding preconception care and none of them (0%) had unfavorable perceptions regarding preconception care. There was a significant association of age with the perception of undergraduate girls at the level of significance p<0.05.Conclusion: The results of the present study reveal that there is a lack of awareness regarding preconception care. Hence student’s perceptions regarding its benefits are not favorable. So there is a need to shift the care at the earliest to prevent further complications during pregnancy.