“A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme (STP) On Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Vaginal Candidiasis Among ANC Mothers in Selected Hospitals”.
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Abstract
Objectives: To Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme (STP) on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Vaginal Candidiasis Among ANC Mothers in Selected Hospitals.
Methods: Quasi experimental research design was used for the study to assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme (STP) on knowledge regarding prevention of Vaginal Candidiasis among ANC Mothers in selected Hospitals. One group pretest and post-test research design were adopted. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the 60 samples. The population for the study was 60 ANC mothers. Tool consisted of demographic variables, structured questionnaire, and Structured Teaching Programme. The pilot study was conducted on 10 samples among ANC Mothers in Selected Hospitals. Data collection was done on 24th May 2024 to 30th May.The data analysis was planned to included descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: In intervention group, in pretest, 56.7% of them had average knowledge and in posttest, 76.7% of the ANC mothers had average knowledge and 23.3% of them had good knowledge regarding prevention of vaginal candidiasis. In control group, in pretest, 60% of them had average knowledge regarding prevention of vaginal candidiasis. In posttest, 53.3% of them had average knowledge regarding prevention of vaginal candidiasis.
Conclusions: This study concluded that the knowledge among ANC mothers improved remarkably after structured teaching program.