1B. Sc(N) Final Year Student, NRI College of Nursing, Guntur
2Associate Professor, NRI College of Nursing, Guntur
One of the most important and beautiful periods of a woman's life is pregnancy. A pregnant woman is responsible to support the health of her unborn baby. The growing fetus depends entirely on the mother's health for all its needs. It is a different experience for a woman and each pregnancy the woman experiences will be new and uniquely different. During this, a woman has to adopt physically socially and psychologically. Every woman dreams of having a perfect and safe birth1.The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge of pregnant women regarding caesarean section.
The study was conducted at antenatal OPD of NRI General Hospital, Chinakakani, Guntur District. A total of 100 pregnant women were selected by purposive sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data.
The results of the study showed that 81% of the women are having inadequate knowledge regarding caesarean section, 17% are having moderate knowledge and only 2% are having adequate knowledge regarding caesarean section. The chi-square test for type of family (χ2=9.7) was found significant at 0.05 level.
Assess, Knowledge, Pregnant Women, Caesarean Section
