A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON PREVENTION OF CERVICAL R.R. NURSING COLLEGE BENGALURU KARNATAKA

The objectives of the study: 1. To assess the knowledge of women on prevention of cervical cancer. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on prevention of cervical cancer. 3. To analyze the knowledge of women on prevention of cervical cancer with selected variables. The study was conducted at Nursing institutes, Bengaluru. The population for the study was aged between 35 – 55 years. The size of the sample was forty. The sample was selected through the purposive sampling technique. A structured interview schedule was used to collect the required information regarding prevention of cervical cancer. The tool was given for content validity to the experts in the field of nursing and Obstetrics and gynecology. A pilot Study was conducted on 5 samples in Soldevanahalli, Bengaluru from 1ST April to 3rd April 2023 and found that the tool was feasible and appropriate. The reliability of the tool was tested by spearmans brown formula and Guttmann split of method and obtained value r= 0.892 revealed that the tool was reliable. The data was collected from 12th April 2023 to 3rd May 2023 at Acharya institutes, Bengaluru. In view of the nature of the problem selected and objectives to be accomplished pre-experimental one group pretest and posttest design was considered most suitable for the study to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on prevention of cervical cancer. The analysis and interpretation of data was done with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the major findings indicated that women had inadequate knowledge in various aspects in prevention of cervical cancer. Structured teaching programme was found to be very effective method of providing information regarding prevention of cervical cancer. The mean post test knowledge is significantly higher than the mean pre test knowledge scorest=16.250 p<0.000 level. Modified gain knowledge scores shows maximum gain in causes, signs and symptoms and prevention of cervical cancer. The study conducted that the structured teaching programme on various aspects in prevention of cervical cancer was an effective method for providing moderate to adequate knowledge and helps women to prevent cervical cancer and enable them to live a better quality of life. On the basis offindings, it is recommended that a similar study may be replicated using a larger number of respondents. It is also recommended that other methods of teaching along with frequent reinforcement may be implemented for improving the knowledge on prevention of cervical cancer. Objectives 1. To assess the knowledge of women on prevention of cervical cancer. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on prevention of cervical cancer. 3. To analyze the knowledge of women on prevention of cervical cancer with selected variables.