Volume 2 : Issue 3 (2015)

THE EFFECT OF PREGNANT WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN TAPOVAN RESEARCH CENTER ACTIVITY AND EDUCATION ON HER MENTAL HEALTH

The purpose of this research is to investigate some of the factors affecting on mental hygiene of the pregnant women. Null Hypothesis was framed regarding the pregnant women from the involved and not involved point of view of Tapovan research center activity and from educational point of view regarding below and above graduation. A random sample method was used to select 120 pregnant women’s from north and middle Gujarat. Collection of data was carried out with the help of mental hygiene inventory, which contains personal data sheet and mental hygiene inventory for pregnant women. For analysis of data‘t’ test was used. Results revealed that significant difference was found whenever pregnant women involved in Tapovan research center activities. On the contrary no significant difference was found with respect to education.

Pregnant Women, Involvement, Education and Mental Health

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