66 © 2020 IJNR | Published by Innovational Publishers International Journal of Nursing Research (IJNR) International Peer Reviewed Journal Research Article Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Maintenance of Warm Chain in Prevention of Hypothermia in Newborn Babies: A Quasi-experimental Study Pooja Thakur 1 , Amita Puri 1 , Reena Dogra 2 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Sister Nivedita Government Nursing College, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Sister Nivedita Government Nursing College, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India ABSTRACT Background: Hypothermia is common in newborn born at hospitals (prevalence range, 32–85%) and homes (prevalence range, 11–92%), even in tropical environments. The lack of thermal protection is still an underappreciated major challenge for newborn survival in developing countries. Aim: The main was to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme (STP) on knowledge regarding maintenance of warm chain in the prevention of hypothermia in newborn babies among B.Sc. Nursing 4 th -year students. Methodology: A quasi-experimental research design was used. A total of 116 students of B.Sc Nursing 4 th -year were selected through convenient sampling. Self-structured questionnaire comprised 35 questions was used. After pre-test, STP was provided to the samples using powerpoint presentations. The post-test was conducted thereafter and knowledge scores of both pre-test and pot-test were compared. Results: In pre-test experimental group, 51 (87.9%) had average knowledge, 7 (12.1%) had below-average knowledge, whereas in post-test experimental group, 56 (96.6%) had good knowledge, and 2 (3.4%) had average knowledge. In pre-test control group, 49 (84.5%) had average knowledge, 9 (15.5%) had below-average knowledge, whereas in post-test control group 52 (89.7%) had average knowledge, and 6 (10.3%) had below average knowledge. It was found that there is signifcant change in post-test knowledge score of the experimental group with t value 62.916 at the degree of freedom at 57 at 0.05 level of signifcance. Conclusion: The fndings concluded that the STP was effective in increasing knowledge of B.Sc nursing 4 th -year students. Keywords: Hypothermia, Knowledge, Structured teaching programme, Warm chain Address for Correspondence: Ms. Pooja Thakur, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Sister Nivedita Government Nursing College, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. E-mail: pooj9453@gmail.com Introduction Neonatal hypothermia is a factor contributing to morbidity and mortality risk of newborns has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Hypothermia has been defned by the WHO as body temperature below the normal range (36.5°C–37.5°C) and has been sub-classifed into three grades: Mild (36.0°C–36.5°C), moderate (32.0°C–35.9°C), and severe (<32.0°C) hypothermia. [1] Hypothermia is associated with a number of adverse effects and complications. When the body temperature is below the normal level, the infant is at risk of cold stress. This can cause Access this article online Website:www.innovationalpublishers.com/journal/ijnr e-ISSN: 2456-1320 DOI: 10.31690/ijnr.2020.v06i02.004 How to cite this article: Thakur P, Puri A, Dogra R. Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding the Maintenance of Warm Chain in Prevention of Hypothermia in Newborn Babies: A Quasi-experimental Study. Int J Nur Res. 2020; 6(2): 66-70. This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.