Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Lower Urinary Tract Infection among Adult Females
Journal Title: Community and Public Health Nursing - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Good health is the fundamental right of every human being and it is essential to lead a successful life. Women’s health in India can be examined in terms of multiple indicators, which vary by geography, socioeconomicstanding and culture. To adequately improve the health of women in India multiple dimensions of wellbeing must be analyzed in relation with global health averages and also in comparison to men in India. Currently, women in India face a multitude of health problems, which ultimately affect the aggregate economy’s output. Urinary tract infections are a serious health problem affecting millions of people each year. Women are especially prone to Urinary Tract Infections for reasons that are not yet well understood. One woman in five develops a Urinary Tract Infection during her lifetime. Objective: To assess the pretest and posttest knowledge regarding Lower Urinary Tract Infection among adult females. To evaluate the effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding Lower Urinary Tract Infection among adult females. To associate theknowledge score with selected demographic variables. Methodology: This study was based on quantitative approach. The research design used in this study was pre experimental one group pretest and posttest design. The sampling technique used in the study was non probability convenient sampling and the sample size of 60 adult female (18-60 year). Result: The analysis reveals that posttest mean knowledge score was higher 25.75 with SD of ± 1.94 when compared with pretest mean knowledge score value which was 10.86 with SD of ±4.17. The calculated t value 29.06 is greater than table value 2.00 at 0.05 level of significance. Thus the H1 is accepted and H 0 is rejected. Conclusion: the study concluded that planned teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge regarding Lower Urinary Tract Infection among adult female. Only age was associated with the knowledge of adult female regarding Lower Urinary Tract Infection.
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Pascaline J. David
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