A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Pamphlet Regarding Pregnancy Health Applications Among the Late Adolescents Girls From selected Degree Colleges in Bangalore

Abstract

Introduction: The pregnancy health app is a mobile application that caters to the highly specific health interests of pregnant women who are undergoing a stage of pregnancy. These applications are helpful in tracking the ovulation period, symptoms of pregnancy, development of a baby throughout the gestation period, and care of the pregnant lady till birth

Objectives: To assess the existing knowledge regarding the pregnancy health app, evaluation of the effectiveness of pamphlet regarding the same and determination of the association between post-test knowledge scores with the selected demographic variables among the late adolescent girls from selected degree colleges in Bangalore.

Methodology: The research approach was an evaluative approach; the research design was quasi-experimental design and the setting was RR Advanced Studies College. The sample of this study comprised 60 final-year girls. Purpose’s sampling technique was used to draw samples for the study.

Results: In the present study, majority (51.7%) of the late adolescent girls were found to have inadequate knowledge, 29.9.% of the group had moderately adequate knowledge, while 18.3%were found to have good knowledge. However, in the ‘post test’, 100% of the group members had adequate knowledge. None of them had either moderately adequate or inadequate knowledge. The knowledge was significantly associated with demographic variables and the type of diet of the late adolescent girls which is greater than the table value at respective df.

Conclusion: Pregnancy health apps proved to be beneficial to understand the nutrition requirements and monitoring the overall health during the pregnancy period.