IMPACT OF A STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Author Name: 1. Lata Purohit, 2. Prof. Dr. Anu V. Kumar, 3. Prof. Dr. Daisy Abraham

Volume/Issue: 06/04

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2025-96689769/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. PhD Nursing Scholar, Index Nursing College, Malwanchal University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. 
2. PhD Guide, Index Nursing College, Malwanchal University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. 
3. Co- Supervisor, P.G. College of Nursing Hospital Sector Bhilai,CG, India. 

ABSTRACT

Teenage pregnancy is a major public health issue with medical, social and economic consequences. Education programmes are one strategy to reduce adolescent pregnancy risk by improving knowledge and attitudes. To evaluate the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme (STP) on knowledge and attitude regarding teenage pregnancy among adolescent girls at a selected school in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India. Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest–posttest design. 300 adolescent girls (convenience purposive sampling) completed a structured knowledge questionnaire and a 5-point attitude scale at baseline. An STP and information booklet were delivered; posttest was administered 7 days after the intervention. Descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, correlation and chi-square tests (α=0.05) were used. Data were analysed using SPSS v27. Institutional approvals and participant informed consent were obtained. Knowledge mean (pre) = 9.84 (SD 4.80) vs (post) = 16.26 (SD 5.70); mean difference = 6.42; paired t = 20.56, p < 0.001. Attitude mean (pre) = 19.46 (SD 5.41) vs (post) = 28.61 (SD 6.13); mean difference = 9.15; paired t = 21.08, p < 0.001. Pretest and posttest knowledge–attitude correlations were r = 0.84 and r = 0.86, respectively (p < 0.05). Selected sociodemographic variables (age, educational status, marital status, mother’s education/occupation, source of previous knowledge) were significantly associated with pretest knowledge and/or attitude levels. The STP produced statistically and clinically significant improvements in both knowledge and attitude toward teenage pregnancy among adolescent girls. STPs are recommended for school-based reproductive health promotion with integration into routine health education..

Key words: Teenage Pregnancy, Adolescent Girls, Structured Teaching Programme, Knowledge, Attitude, Quasi-Experimental.