Background: Research is a scientific process that gathers and analyses information in order to increase our understanding of a specific topic or problem. Research can provide answers to previously unknown questions, filling knowledge gaps and changing the way healthcare professionals work. Therefore, present study aims to assess attitude towards research in nursing students of Rajasthan, India. Method: Descriptive survey research design was selected to conduct the study. Modified Attitude Towards Research (ATR) scale used as research instrument. 373 nursing students from various nursing colleges of Rajasthan were included as participants in the study through random online Googledoc survey. Results: In the present study 75.10% nursing students have not attended any conference, seminar, webinar regarding research. For the total modified ATR scale statements, 49.56% (184.86) nursing students were agreed while 35.92% (134.02) nursing students were not agreed and 14.56% (54.34) nursing students remained neutral with the statements regarding attitude towards research. On the basis of scoring of the ATR scale, around half of the nursing students, 54.42% (203) had positive attitude level, 41.83% (156) had neutral attitude level while only 3.75% (14) had negative attitude level regarding research. Findings revealed that there was significant association between level of attitude regarding research among nursing students with demographic variable like how many conferences, seminar, webinar attended regarding research. Conclusion: The study concluded that there is strong need for educational interventions like conference, seminar and webinar besides regular curriculum for nursing students regarding research as they are future health care providers. Building a positive attitude towards research will help nurses for more scientific approach and providing nursing care on evidence based practices.
Background: As primipara mothers are unaware about the quantity and quality of the complimentary foods, poor child’s feeding practices and high rates of infections causing ill effects to health and growth in period of infancy. Therefore present study aims to improve knowledge of primipara mothers by giving them learning package on weaning practices. Method: Quantitative true experimental research design was used to conduct study. A sample of 60 primipara mothers were selected for the study by a lottery method and through randomization and among them, 30 primipara mothers were allotted to experimental group by allotting even numbers, 30 primipara mothers were allotted to control group by allotting odd numbers. Results: The mean pre test knowledge score in experimental group was 11.00 ± 2.77, whereas mean post test knowledge score in experimental group was 20.96 ± 1.24. The mean pre test knowledge score in control group was 10.60 ± 3.30; whereas mean post test knowledge score in control group was 11.67 ± 1.53.The posttest mean value knowledge score among primipara mothers in the experimental group was significantly higher than the pre test knowledge score of the primipara mothers in the same group. The paired student “t” test value was 20.84 which was significant at P=0.001 level. The findings revealed that there was significant association between knowledge score with residence and educational level of the primipara mothers in experimental group. Conclusion: Study concluded that weaning practices should be given more weightage for overall growth of the children. Key words: Weaning practices, Primipara mothers, knowledge scores, learning package, paediatric OPD.
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