Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding worm infestation among mothers of under-five children
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20243291Abstract
Background: Children from low and middle-income nations continue to be primarily affected by worm infections. Development and nutrition may be hampered by an intestinal worm infection. The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding worm infestation among mothers of under-five children.
Methods: A pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design was used for the study. The sample selected were 40 mothers of under-five children in a selected area of Pulwama, Kashmir. A self-structured interview schedule was used to assess the knowledge.
Results: The collected data was analysed by SPSS. The study findings revealed that the mean knowledge score of nursing students in the pre-test was 16.97 and mean knowledge score of nursing students in the post test was 29.52, with a mean difference of 12.55. In pre-test, 30 (75%) had poor knowledge, 10 (25%) had average knowledge, whereas in the post-test 8 (20%) had poor knowledge, 25 (62.5% had average knowledge and 7 (17.5%) had good knowledge. The present study revealed that there was no significant association between pre-test knowledge score with the selected socio-demographic variables.
Conclusions: The study revealed that mean knowledge score of nursing students in post-test was higher than the mean knowledge score of nursing students in the pre-test. The structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge regarding worm infestation among mothers of under-five children.
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