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Community and Public Health Nursing

Volume  9, Issue 2, May - Aug 2024, Pages 65-69
 

Original Article

Enhancing Knowledge: Food and Water Borne Infections through Structured Educational Strategies

Jeya Beulah D

Associate Professor, Department of  Nursing, SCPM College of Nursing and Para Medical Sciences,
Gonda 271003, Uttar Pradesh, India
 

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.9224.4

Abstract

Background: Food and water borne illnesses are rapidly growing public health problem  worldwide. Transmission via the food and waterborne route is a common mode of spread of a wide range of organisms. These infections can be prevented by healthy practices. Objectives: Are to assess the pretest knowledge regarding food and water borne infections among children studying in selected primary school at Rudrapur, to evaluate the effectiveness of structured educational strategies on food and water borne infections among children, to associate the knowledge level with socio demographic variables. Methods: Pre experimental One group pretest posttest design was adopted in this study. Non probability purposive sampling was used to select 60 children in selected primary school at Rudrapur. Data was collected and analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.  Result: This study revealed that pretest knowledge score was 49.06%, posttest knowledge   score 93.15%after education, children gained 44.09% more knowledge regarding food and  water borne Infections.  Conclusion: This study proved that, after intervention primary school children have a   remarkable increase in the knowledge regarding food and water borne infections. Thus, for the future outlook there is a need to improve knowledge of children by conducting teaching and    demonstration programmes.
 


Keywords : Food and water borne infections; Educational strategies; Knowledge; Children.
Corresponding Author : Jeya Beulah D,