A STUDY TO ACCESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BREAST SELF EXAMINATION AMONG FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS IN SELECTED COLLEGES, AGARTALA, WEST TRIPURA

Author Name: Mrs Sanhita Roy

Volume/Issue: 03/06

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2022-85819416/UIJIR

Affiliation:

Department of Medical Surgical Nursing

ABSTRACT

A pre-experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding breast self- examination among female college students in selected colleges, Agartala .To assess the pre- test and post- test knowledge score regarding breast self- examination among female college students. To assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program regarding breast self- examination among female college students. To find out the association between the pre -test knowledge score with their selected demographic variables. One group pre- test post- test design was adopted with the sample size of 100. In this study non probability purposive sampling technique were selected and sample were female college students studying in 1st year in Rabindranath Thakur college The data was collected by validated structured knowledge questionnaires and reliability of the tool (r=0.83) which was calculated by using split half Spearman coefficient correlation formula. The findings of the study found that in pre-test 34% had inadequate knowledge and 66% had moderate knowledge. In post- test 32% had adequate knowledge and 68% had moderate knowledge. The findings of the study revealed that the mean post- test knowledge score of the female college students was significantly higher than the mean pre-test knowledge. The mean difference was 10.35 and SD difference was 0.50 and paired t test value was 39.13 which was significant at 0.05 level after structured teaching programme. There was a significant difference between pre- test and post-test knowledge score

Key words: self-examination, pre-test, post-test, sample, paired t test.