Video-tutelage on obstetric danger signs among spouses of antenatal mothers

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: During pregnancy, all antenatal women face the danger of death due to
obstetrics entanglements. Spouse support is a must to reduce obstetric complications. This study
assessed and educated the spouse of an antenatal mother’s knowledge level on obstetric danger
signs in Vani Vilas hospital, Bangalore, India.
METHODS: This evaluative study was conducted among 50 spouses of Antenatal mothers. The
levels of knowledge were analyzed using pre- and post-education sessions.
RESULTS: Before the intervention, 17 out of 50 subjects (34%) had adequate and moderately
adequate knowledge; respectively, there was inadequate knowledge among 16 (32%) spouses.
After the intervention, all the subjects, 50 (100%), had an adequate knowledge level. To evaluate
the intervention’s effectiveness, a paired t-test was computed (t = 15.68 p < 0.05). Among 50
(88%), 44 had adequate knowledge, and 6 (12%) had moderately adequate knowledge during pretest scores on danger signs in labor. Regarding puerperium danger signs, 19 (38%) of them had
adequate knowledge, and 27 (54%) and 4 (8%) of them had moderately adequate and inadequate
knowledge, respectively. In post-tests, 50 (100%) of them had adequate knowledge regarding
danger signs during labor, and 40 (80%), and 10 (20%) of them, had adequate and moderately
adequate knowledge regarding danger signs during puerperium. Regression analysis revealed
that antenatal visits (0.002), gravidity (0.022), and parity (0.034) were associated with the pretest knowledge score of the spouses.
CONCLUSION: The video teaching program was significantly associated with the knowledge
of spouses of antenatal mothers by knowledge enhancement, so it should be encouraged and
adopted by all the hospitals.