Author(s):
Deleena A. J., Delna Mary George, Delsey Joseph, Dona M. Rajan, Jisna Joy, Josmy Joseph, Lakshmi Ajayakumar, Mariya Johny, Phiyona Johny, Ambily Ulahannan, Seeja Jacob, Angela Gnanadurai
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seejajacob2010@gmail.com , delseyjoseph15@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2454-2652.2022.00017 
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Deleena A. J.1, Delna Mary George1, Delsey Joseph1, Dona M. Rajan1, Jisna Joy1, Josmy Joseph1, Lakshmi Ajayakumar1, Mariya Johny1, Phiyona Johny1, Ambily Ulahannan2, Seeja Jacob3, Angela Gnanadurai4
1Fourth Year B.Sc Nursing, Students, Jubilee Mission College of Nursing, Kachery, Thrissur.
2Lecturer, Jubilee Mission College of Nursing, Kachery, Thrissur.
3Asst. Professor, Jubilee Mission College of Nursing, Kachery, Thrissur.
4Professor, Jubilee Mission College of Nursing, Kachery, Thrissur.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 10,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2022
ABSTRACT:
A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on level of knowledge and practice of domestic chlorination of well among home makers of the selected urban community in Kachery, Thrissur. Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge and practice on domestic chlorination of well among homemakers of the selected urban community in Kachery, Thrissur, before and after intervention. To compare the level of knowledge and practice on domestic chlorination of well among homemakers of the selected urban community in Kachery, Thrissur. To correlate the knowledge and practice on domestic chlorination of well among homemakers of the selected urban community in Kachery, Thrissur. after. Methodology: A Pre experimental one group - pretest - post test design is adopted to the present study. We selected 40 samples through non probability Purposive Sampling Technique. Domestic chlorination awareness questionnaire was administered by interview method for assessing pretest level of knowledge. After the pretest, a structured teaching programme was given to the subjects and post test was conducted on the 4th day with same questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: the demographic data contain frequency and percentage distribution of samples showed that with regard to age, majority of the samples 22 (55%) were the group of 46-55 years age, most of the samples 21 (52.50%) had =4 members and 6 (7.50%) had only six members. Regarding the religion, most of them were 35 (87.50%) Christian and only 5 (12.50%) belongs to Hindu religion. Majority 34 (85%) of samples were unemployed. With regard to education, 15(37.50%) of samples were primary educated and 14 (35%) were secondary educated and only11 927.50%) were graduated. In the post test checklist, 100% had adequate knowledge regarding the steps of chlorination. There is highly positive correlation between post test knowledge and practice Discussion: At the end of the study, investigation team found that the level of knowledge of homemakers on domestic chlorination of well were inadequate before the administration of structured teaching programme. The structured teaching programme was able to provide more knowledge about domestic chlorination of well, which was evident in the post test knowledge score.
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Deleena A. J., Delna Mary George, Delsey Joseph, Dona M. Rajan, Jisna Joy, Josmy Joseph, Lakshmi Ajayakumar, Mariya Johny, Phiyona Johny, Ambily Ulahannan, Seeja Jacob, Angela Gnanadurai. A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Level of Knowledge and Practice on Domestic Chlorination of Well Among Homemakers of The Selected Urban Community in Kachery, Thrissur. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2022; 10(1):67-0. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2022.00017
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Deleena A. J., Delna Mary George, Delsey Joseph, Dona M. Rajan, Jisna Joy, Josmy Joseph, Lakshmi Ajayakumar, Mariya Johny, Phiyona Johny, Ambily Ulahannan, Seeja Jacob, Angela Gnanadurai. A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Level of Knowledge and Practice on Domestic Chlorination of Well Among Homemakers of The Selected Urban Community in Kachery, Thrissur. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2022; 10(1):67-0. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2022.00017 Available on: https://ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2022-10-1-17
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