A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME REGARDING WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE FOR AUXILIARY NURSE MIDWIVES (ANMs) IN SOME SELECTED B.P.H.C. AT MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT IN WEST BENGAL

Author Name: Bani Das (Chakraborty)

Volume/Issue: 03/07

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2022-76618215/UIJIR

Affiliation:

West Bengal Government College of Nursing, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

ABSTRACT

Suicide or deliberate self-harm is a psychiatric emergency. It is not a diagnosis or a disorder; it is a behavior. It is the third leading cause of death for teenagers. Suicide is among the top ten causes of death in India. Suicide in India is slightly above then the world rate. A large proportion of adult suicide deaths were found to occur between the ages of 15 years and 29 years. Age and suicide in India, the plurality of suicides (37.8%) in India are by those below the age of 30 years, and 71% of suicides in India are by persons below the age of 44 years. This imposes a huge social, emotional and economic burden. To develop and validate a planned teaching programme regarding warning signs of suicide. To find out the existing knowledge regarding warning signs of suicide among A.N.Ms. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding signs of suicide of suicide among A.N.Ms in terms of knowledge difference of pre test and post test scores. A pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test study, designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme regarding knowledge on warning signs of suicide, was conducted on thirty (30) Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (A.N.Ms) selected, from three(3) randomly pre decided B.P.H.C. ( Block Primary Health Centre ) of Murshidabad district in West Bengal, through systemic random sampling technique. To knowledge level of A.N.Ms regarding warning signs of suicide was adequately determined by structured knowledge questionnaire. The planned teaching programme in terms of knowledge of A.N.Ms regarding warning signs of suicide was found to be effective to enhance the knowledge of participants. The post test knowledge of the A.N.M.s regarding warning signs of suicide was significant increased.

Key words: Effectiveness, planned teaching programmed, warning signs of suicide, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives.