Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on genital tuberculosis among adolescent girls
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Comprehensive and Advanced Pharmacology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Tuberculosis TB is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body Genital tuberculosis remains a major health problem in many developing countries and responsible for a significant proportion of females presenting with infertility A greater awareness of causes clinical features and improved diagnostic methods are more helpful to identify genital tuberculosis at earliest The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on genital tuberculosis among adolescent girls An evaluative approach was adopted Using a simple random sampling technique 60 adolescent girls who meet the sampling criteria was selected for the study Study findings revealed that 7833 of the girls not received health information regarding genital tuberculosis The pretest knowledge score was 4267 1261226 and post test knowledge score was 8244 24251348 showing an effectiveness of 3977 1164247 Significance of difference between pretest and posttest score was found highly significant t3649 p no association between pretest knowledge score and demographic variables The findings of the study revealed that the knowledge has significantly improved after the structured teaching programme ConclusionIt is concluded that STP is highly effective in improving the knowledge of the adolescent girls regarding genital tuberculosisKeywordsEffectiveness Genital tuberculosis Structured teaching programme Adolescent girls
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Darling Bibiana, Sincy Sara Thomas
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- DOI 10.18231/2456-9542.2018.0009
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