A Study to assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge of Iron Deficiency Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Selected College of Uttarakannada
Author(s):
Ms. Sanjata Ganapati Naik, prof. Keshavamurthy C.D., Ms. Ayana K A, Ms.Christeena Benny, Ms. Fathima KN, Ms. Christeena Anil, Ms. Emil Alosious, Ms. Aswathy S Nair
Keywords:
Iron Deficiency Anemia, Structured Teaching Program (STP), Purposive Sampling Technique, Adolescent girls,
Abstract
A pre-experimental one group pretest post test design was used for the study. Sample consisted of 60 adolescent girls in selected college of Uttarakannada. The sample was selected by purposive sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was given to assess the knowledge regarding iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls. Before data collection the researcher introduced the purpose of the study, clarifies the queries and took the verbal consent from the subjects. The result shown that mean percentage of posttest knowledge score (81.8%) was higher than the mean percentage score (42.7%). The calculated âtâ value showed significant difference between mean pre and post-test knowledge scores. Calculated âX2â values showed significant association between the demographic variables with their pretest knowledge scores at 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that the STP is effective in increasing the knowledge of adolescent girls.
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Unique Paper ID: 163210
Publication Volume & Issue: Volume 10, Issue 11
Page(s): 887 - 890
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