To Assess The Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Programme On Knowledge Of Mothers Regarding Prevention And Management Of Diarrhoea Among Children At Selected Rural Community In Hyderabad, A.P

Mrs. Ancy Jose

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

To Assess The Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Programme On Knowledge Of Mothers Regarding Prevention And Management Of Diarrhoea Among Children At Selected Rural Community In Hyderabad, A.P

Mrs. Ancy Jose

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION – Diarrhoeal disease forms one of the two major killer diseases in children under five years of age in the developing world.. Health education helps the individual to understand the consequences of their actions either good or harmful. It also indicates how they can adopt certain behaviour, which helps in healthy living. Education is expected to provide strength to individuals and societal development of positive attitudes, values along with knowledge and various skills. METHOD – The pre experimental research approach with one group pre–test and post–test research design. Purposive sampling was used for choosing the sample. 30 samples were selected who meet the criteria. Data collection was done using structured knowledge questionnaires, which consists of two parts. The result were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis RESULT – Study revealed that, there was significant difference between posttest knowledge on mothers regarding prevention and management of diarrhea . the obtained “t” value 30.67 is greater than the table value at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore “t” value is found to be significant. It means there is gain in knowledge level of mothers regarding prevention and management of diarrhea. CONCLUSION– overall observation showed that the structured teaching was effective in enhancement of knowledge score of mothers. from this it can be concluded that structured teaching programme on prevention and management of diarrhea is an effective tool in increasing knowledge of mothers