A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HAZARDS OF BEVERAGES TOXICITY AMONG STUDENTS IN A SELECTED NURSING COLLEGE AT CHENNAI
Journal Title: IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding hazards of beverages toxicity among students in a selected Nursing college at Chennai. The pre experimental research design was selected as research design. The sample comprised of 40 students who were selected by purposive sampling technique. The structured questionnaire was prepared and validated by Medical and Nursing experts. It comprises of demographic profile and 25 multiple choice questionnaire. Reliability of the tool was checked by using test retest technique. The reliability score was 0.981. It indicates positive correlation of the tool. After the pilot study the data collection procedure was done. The study was conducted for 4 weeks. The pre-test was conducted by administering structured questionnaire. The structured teaching programme was given by using LCD projector for 45 minutes, On the 15th day following the teaching investigator conducted the post-test by using same questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The significant findings regarding knowledge in pre-test among 40 samples, majority of the samples 30(75%) had moderately adequate knowledge ,9(22.5%) had inadequate knowledge and 1(2.5%) had adequate knowledge. In post-test majority of the samples 34(85%) gained adequate knowledge on hazards of beverages toxicity. The findings shows that overall mean score in pre-test was 10.9 and in post-test was 19.7 and overall mean difference was 8.8. Regarding the overall mean knowledge score the 't' value was 2.478, the 'p' value was p>0.05, which shows that highly significant. Hence the research hypothesis was accepted at 0.05 level of significance. The association of pre and post-test level of knowledge with selected demographic variables showed that there was no significant association between the level of knowledge and the selected demographic variables. The findings of the study concluded that structured teaching programme was very effective in improving the knowledge of the samples on hazards of beverages toxicity.
Authors and Affiliations
Mrs. Vahithamala. K
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP463363
- DOI -
- Views 61
- Downloads 0
Prevalence of Hypertension in Admitted Young Adult Patients From Local Ethnic Population in Tertiary Care Hospital
Background:Hypertension is related to manycomplications in nearly every organ. However, hypertension is often a neglected entity in young adults. This research is done to estimate the prevalence ofhypertension amongst yo...
EFFECTS OF DEMONETIZATION ON SELECTED SMALL BUSINESS UNITS IN COIMBATORE CITY
Ever since the onset of the nancial crisis, the economy has been struggling to revive itself and achieve a healthy growth rate. The growth of SSIs depends on capital investment to a great extent and if there is lack of...
REFLECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ON GEOGRAPHY TEXTBOOKS AND STUDENT'S' ACTIVITIES AT SECONDARY LEVEL
In this study the author tries to reveal how far the concept of Sustainability of Environment in the secondary curriculum is reflected in the corresponding text books of 'Geography and Environment' for the secondary clas...
Cognition in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: Effects of Gender Difference.
A study was conducted to observe differences in the cognitive abilities of patients of paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with respect to their gender. Two verbal and two non verbal neurocognitive tests were adm...
INCIDENCE OF CAUSES OF OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE – PROSPECTIVE STUDY DONE AT GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT IN KURNOOL MEDICAL COLLEGE, KURNOOL.
In the present study, in the department of gastroenterology, Kurnool Medical College, we wanted to know the causes of obstructive jaundice prospectively.