A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS INFECTION AND ITS PREVENTION AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN MAHARISHI COLLEGE OF NATURAL LAW, BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA.

Author Name: 1. Miss Chitra Saha 2. Dr. Sinmayee Devi 3. Mrs. Anuradha Panda

Volume/Issue: 03/01

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2022-14426999/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Department of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Nursing
2. Department of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Nursing, Vice-Principal, Lord Jagannath Mission College of Nursing, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
3. Department of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Nursing, Principal, Lord Jagannath Mission College of Nursing, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

ABSTRACT

The study is conducted to assess the knowledge of human papilloma virus and its prevention among adolescent girls at Maharishi College of Natural Law, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Objectives of the study include to assess the level of knowledge regarding the human papilloma virus and its prevention among the adolescent girls, to develop a planned teaching programme on human papilloma virus and its prevention, to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding human papilloma virus and its prevention among the adolescent girls, to find out the significance difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge scores regarding human papilloma virus and its prevention among the adolescent girls, to find out the association between post-test knowledge score with their selected demographic variables. The research design selected was one group pre-test post-test pre experimental research design. The study was conducted on 100 adolescent girls at Maharishi College of Nursing, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples. The tool included demographic variables, planned questioner schedule on knowledge regarding human papilloma virus and its prevention. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that in pre test majority 88.0% of adolescent girls had poor level of knowledge, 10.0% of adolescent girls had very poor level of knowledge, 2.0% of adolescent girls had average level of knowledge, 0% of adolescent girls had good level of knowledge and in post test majority 98% of adolescent girls had good level of knowledge, 2.0% of adolescent girls had average level of knowledge, 0% of adolescent girls had poor level of knowledge, 0% of adolescent girls had very poor level of knowledge. Area wise comparison on mean, standard deviation and mean percentage reveals that in pre-test the lowest mean percentage (45.43%) in knowledge assessment area of human papilloma virus and its prevention and highest mean percentage (56.17%) in knowledge assessment area of human papilloma virus and its prevention and in post-test the lowest mean percentage (87%) in knowledge assessment area of human papilloma virus and its prevention and highest mean percentage (88.9%) in knowledge assessment area of human papilloma virus and its prevention which suggested that adolescent girls had better knowledge on human papilloma virus and its prevetion in post-test than pre-test. Pair-ed ‘t’ test was calculated which shows highly significant difference scores of pre-test and post-test. Chi-square analysis showed that there was no significant association between levels of knowledge score and selected demographic variables. Hence majority of adolescent girls had good knowledge but they had some extend lack of knowledge on human papilloma virus and its prevention.

Key words: Assess, effectiveness, planned teaching programme, knowledge, human papilloma virus and its prevention, adolescent girls