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Journal of Social Welfare and Management

Volume  12, Issue 3, July – September 2020, Pages 97-103
 

Original Article

Assess the Effect of Instructional Strategies on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation

Meghana Goswami

Lecturer, Department Nursing, Maniba Bhula Nursing College, Uka Tarsadia University, Gopal Vidhyanagar, Bardoli-Mahuva Road, Bardoli, Gujarat 394350, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jswm.0975.0231.12320.1

Abstract

Background: Organ donation is a gift of individual to help someone who suffer from improper or malfunction of their organ. According to National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organization (NOTTO), 2017 statistical analysis showed that Gujarat was on 5th rank in organ donation in India. Each year, the number of people on the waiting list continues to grow, while the number of donors and transplants grows slowly because of the misconceptions, lack of knowledge and false beliefs prevailing in the community.

Objective: The main objective of the study was assessing the effectiveness of PTP on knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among under graduate students. Method: In the study quantitative (Evaluative) approach was adopted. True experimental pre-test post-test control group design was adopted. Total 100 final year undergraduate students selected as sample by simple random sampling technique. Data was collected by the tool which consist the selected socio demographic variables, selfadministered structured knowledge questionnaire and Likert attitude scale regarding organ donation. Pre-test and post-test conducted for both the group, but PTP was given to experimental group only. Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: The study findings depicted that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test level of the knowledge and attitude score of experiment group than the control group. The calculated paired ‘t’ test value of knowledge score was 18.04 and attitude score was 10.25, the calculated unpaired ‘t’ test value of knowledge score was 12.89 and attitude score was 9.93, which was greater than tabulated value. So the given PTP was effective to enhance the knowledge and attitude of the undergraduate students. Pre-test knowledge and attitude association found between some selected socio-demographic variables. There was positive correlation between knowledge and attitude in experimental and control group.

Conclusion: So, this study concluded that PTP regarding organ donation enhanced the knowledge and improved the attitude towards organ donation among undergraduate students in experimental group. So different instructional media can be used to enhance the knowledge and change the attitude of the people. However, much awareness is taking regarding organ donation in the society and therefore various strategies must be initiated to address the issue.

 


Keywords : Attitude; Knowledge; Organ donation; Planned Teaching Programme.
Corresponding Author : Meghana Goswami