A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Sickle Cell Anemia Among Adolescent Girls at Higher Secondary School Raipur (C.G.)

Abstract

The findings of the study revealed that in the pre-test 31(51.67%) students had poor knowledge and 29 (48.33%) had average knowledge regarding sickle cell anemia. Where as in post-test 46 (76.67%) were having good knowledge and only 14 (23.33%) had average knowledge regarding sickle cell anemia. The findings of effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge revealed that there was significant difference in pre-test and post-test knowledge scores among adolescent girls as calculated “t” value (23.77) was greater than table value (3.47) at ‘P’< 0.001 level of significance. The above findings indicate that structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding sickle cell anemia. The findings of association of pre-test knowledge regarding sickle cell anemia among adolescent girls with socio-demographic variables revealed that in relation to education of father and previous knowledge there was significant association at 0.05 level of significance. Hence hypothesis (H2) was accepted regarding socio-demographic variables of education of father and previous knowledge as the chi square value 6.82, 4.49 was greater than table values 5.99, 3.84 at 0.05 level of significance.