A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISSTED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON GESTATIONAL DIABETIC MELLITUS AMONG PRIMIGRAVIDA WOMEN IN SELECTED MATERNITY HOSPITAL, BANGALORE

Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful and transformative phases in a woman’s life. It brings about significant emotional and physiological changes and places additional demands on the body. However, pregnancy can also be complicated by various disorders and conditions that may profoundly affect both the mother and the fetus. One such condition is Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), which is the most common metabolic complication during pregnancy. It highlights the complex interaction between the physiological changes of pregnancy and the pathophysiology of diabetes. Proper regulation of blood sugar levels is crucial to prevent complications for both the mother and the developing baby. Objectives:1. To assess the knowledge regarding video assisted teaching programme on gestational diabetes mellitus Among primigravida mother. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme regarding gestational diabetes mellitus.3. To compare pre-test and post-test knowledge score regarding gestational diabetes mellitus among primigravida mother.4. To determine the association between knowledge score of gestational Diabetes mother among primigravida with their selected demographic variables. Methodology:The research design used in in the study was pre – experimental one group Pre-test and post-test design. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw Sample. The data was collected from 60 primigravida women using the Structured knowledge questionnaire. Pre-test was conducted followed by Implementation video assisted teaching programme and post-test was administered after 7 days using the same questionnaire to find out the Effectiveness of VATP. Results: In the present study 10 demographic variables were taken into consideration. The study result shows that,67%of the Respondents were in the age group 21-30 years. Most 45% of the respondent were attained in High secondary.51.7% responded is House wife. Based on religion 53.3% majority of the respondent belong to Hindu religion. Majority 73.3% belong to be nuclear family. 40.0% of the respondents are above 30weeks. Majority of 80.0% respondent’s dietary patterns are Non vegetarian. Majority 46.7% respondents’ duration of marriage is more than 6 years. Majority of 53.3% subjects to do mild activity. Majority of 16.7% weight of the mother is 51-60 Kg. All the respondents (100%) had not received any health information management Of gestational diabetic mellitus during pregnancy. On comparison of pre-test and post-test knowledge scores 54.45%. The statistical paired –‘t’ test <0.001. with regards to association of demographic variables with knowledge score. It was observed there is significant association with selected demographic Variables Age, Education, occupation, Religion, Types of family, gestational age, Diet pattern, Duration of marriage, physical activity, weight of the mother, sources of information. Conclusion: The overall finding of the study clear to shown video assisted teaching programme was Effective in programme among gestational diabetic mellitus during pregnancy.