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Community and Public Health Nursing

Volume  7, Issue 2, May-August 2022, Pages 59-65
 

Original Article

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on knowledge Regarding PCOS Among Basic BSc Nursing Students in Selected Nursing College in Nagpur

Suchismita Pati

Lecturer, Department of Midwifery and Obstetrical Nursing, Sumantaiwasnik Institute of Nursing, Nagpur 440023, Maharashtra, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.7222.7

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age. Women with PCOS may have infrequent or prolong menstrual period or excess male hormone (androgen) level objectives of the study was to assess the post-test knowledge scores regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) among the nursing students The study was conducted at Asharam college of nursing, kamptee road, Nagpur. Data was collected using structured questionnaire. Research Approach was usedas qualitative research approach and Research Designwas pre-experimental one group pre-test design. The conceptual framework used for the present study is “general system theory”. Total sample size was 30 and selected by convenient sampling technique. Inclusion criteria: (1) The girls those who are 17 to 28 years. (2) The girls those who are willing to participate. (3) The girls those who are available at the time of data collection. (4) The girls those who can understand English. Based on the objectives and the hypothesis the data were analyzed and by using various statistical tests i.e. frequencies, percentage, mean, chi square and standard deviations‘t’ test. Data analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The‘t’value obtained was 12.09 which accepted the research hypothesis suggesting that the structured teaching was effective in increasing the knowledge of nursing students on polycystic ovarian syndrome. The finding of the study showed that, the mean pretest score was 19.8 with a standard deviation of 3.62, whereas in the post-test the mean score was 25.3, with a standard deviation of 2.86, and the mean difference between pretest and the post-test score was 0.76 The calculated “t” value was 12.09 found to be significant at the level of p<0.05. It showed that the calculated “t” value was much higher than the tabulated “t” value and there was a significant improvement in the knowledge regarding study-related polycystic ovarian syndrome among the nursing students. Hence the H1 is accepted


Keywords : Assess; Effectiveness; Structured teaching; Programme; Polysystic; Ovary, Syndrome; Nursing students.
Corresponding Author : Suchismita Pati