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@article{183840,
        author = {Mrs. Shital Ramdas Chaudhari and Prof. Shivaleela P. Upashe and Ms. Swapnali Kapase and Dr. Rajendra Lamkhede},
        title = {A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge regarding sexually transmitted diseases among Women residing in selected tribal area},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {3},
        pages = {3193-3201},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=183840},
        abstract = {Background: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain a major public health concern, especially for women in tribal groups, because of low literacy, sociocultural obstacles, and limited access to healthcare information. Insufficient understanding of sexually transmitted diseases leads to poor reproductive health outcomes, increased transmission, and delayed diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to determine how well a Planned Teaching Program (PTP) can increase women's awareness of sexually transmitted diseases in a particular tribal territory.
Material and methods: A one-group, quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design was used. Utilizing a non-probability purposive sample technique, sixty (60) women were recruited from a particular tribal territory. Prior to and during the intervention, the participants' knowledge was evaluated using a standardized interview schedule. The causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases were all covered in the planned teaching program. Descriptive and inferential statistics, such as paired t-tests and chi-square tests, were used to evaluate the data.
Results: After the intervention, knowledge ratings significantly improved, according to the study. According to the pre-test findings, 21.66% of individuals had good knowledge, 63.34%had moderate knowledge, and 15% had poor knowledge. None of the participants in the post-test were still classified as having inadequate knowledge, whereas 13.33% had moderate knowledge, 80% had high knowledge, and 6.67% had exceptional knowledge. There was a significant difference between the pre-test score of36andthemeanpost-test knowledge score of 49.13, with ap-value of 0.0001. There was a note worthy correlation between pre-test knowledge and factors like schooling (p=0.001) and the source of information (p=0.009).
Conclusion: The Planned Teaching Program was quite successful in increasing women's awareness of STDs. According to the findings, organized health education programs arenecessary tocloseknowledgegaps andadvancesexualand reproductive health, especially in underprivileged indigenous communities.},
        keywords = {Sexually transmitted diseases, Tribal women, Planned Teaching Program, Health education, Knowledge improvement, Nursing intervention},
        month = {August},
        }