Abstract:
To compare knowledge, attitude and practice among the experimental group of mothers of infants with retinopathy of prematurity before and after the health education program with normal standard health education compared with the controlled group who received only normal standard health education. The sample consisted of 60 women who were mothers of infant with relationship of prematury a ged between 4 weeks-6 months treated in with retina clinic at Chulalongkorn Hospital divided into 2 groups : 30 women in experimental diskette and a act of questionnaire about knowledge in consisting 5 part : demographic questionnaire of mothers of infants with retinopathy of prematurity, knowledge test, attitude test, the memo recording mother's practice in observation on infant's visual development and statistic faction assessment questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS for windows. The result of the study were as follows : In the experimental group, the post-test scores (after group received. Health Education Program) in knowledge, attitude and practice were significantly higher than with p value at .001. In the control group, the post-test scores in knowledge were significantly higher than the pre-test scores (p = 0.001). But for attitude and practice there was no difference between the pre-test and post-test scores. The results of the study supported the hypothesis that group health education program with normal standard health education program had greather effect on knowledge, attitude and practice than normal standard health education alone