Chitra Nayek¹* and Anita Paul Samanta²

¹Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing Faculty, College Of Nursing, R. G. KAR Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
²PhD Scholar, Siksha “O” Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University, Bhubaneswar, Psychiatric Nursing Faculty, College Of Nursing, R. G. KAR Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India

*Corresponding Author: Chitra Nayek, Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing Faculty, College Of Nursing, R. G. KAR Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.

Received: November 22, 2021; Published: December 20, 2021

Abstract

The investigation conducts a experimental study to identify the “effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding dysmenorrhoea and pelvic rocking exercises among 1^st year General Nursing Midwifery students in terms of knowledge and practice in selected School of Nursing, Kolkata, West Bengal”. She adopted only post-test control group study design and selected 60 1^st year General Nursing Midwifery students by simple random sampling techniques. Structured knowledge questionnaire and observation check list was used to collect the data. Result shows that the mean difference of post-test knowledge and practice scores are statistically significant for calculated ‘t’ value t₅₈ = 2.05, p < 0.05, which indicates the effectiveness of planned teaching programme. No association between the post test knowledge and practice scores and the selected demographic characteristics of the nursing students.

Keywords: Effectiveness; Planned Teaching Programme; Pelvic Rocking Exercises; Dysmenorrhea; Knowledge; Practice; GNM Students

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Citation

Citation: Chitra Nayek and Anita Paul Samanta. “Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Pelvic Rocking Exercises in Reducing Dysmenorrhoea in Terms of Knowledge and Practice Among 1^st Year General Nursing and Midwifery Students in Selected School of Nursing, Kolkata, West Bengal". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 5.1 (2022): 27-30.

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