A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme in terms of Knowledge Gain Regarding Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among Mothers of Under Five Children in Selected Area at Charama Kanker (C.G.)

Abstract

A pre-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme in terms of knowledge gain regarding pneumococcal conjugate vaccine among mothers of under five children in selected area at Charama Kanker (C.G.).” 60 mothers were selected. To assess the pretest and post-test knowledge score, to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme and to find out the association between pretest knowledge score with their socio demographic variables. Pneumococcal infections are the leading cause of childhood mortality and morbidity globally and it causes an estimated 2 million death among under five children. WHO estimated that 10.6 million children less than 5 years of age suffer from pneumococcal infections. Data collection was done through structured knowledge questionnaire. By utilizing one group pre-test and post-test research design with an evaluative approach. The study revealed that, in the pre-test 22(36.7%) mothers are having poor knowledge 37(61.7%) of them were having average knowledge 1(1.6) of them were having good knowledge and none of them were having excellent knowledge. The findings of the study after structured teaching programme showed that the highest percentage 49(81.7%) of them having good knowledge on Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine, 9(15%) of them having excellent knowledge. Only 2(3.3%) were having average knowledge and none of mothers were having poor knowledge. this indicate that the majority of mothers had good knowledge on Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine in post-test. The calculated value of Chi square for educational status of mother’s 17.761 (p=0.023) for occupational status of mother’s 35.95(p=0), for occupational status of father’s 13.474(p=0.036), for source of information 62.971 (p=0) significant at 0.001 level of significant which show significant association with pretest knowledge.