R Indira¹*, K Sesha Kumar², V R Pushpa Jyothi³, T Nagamani⁴ and Mohammed Ajmal Khadeer⁵

¹Mid-Level Health Provider, HWC - Cheelapalli, Chittoor Dt, AP, India
²Mid-Level Health Provider, HWC - Valligatla, Chittoor Dt, AP, India
³Mid-Level Health Provider, HWC - Govindapalli, Chittoor Dt, AP, India
⁴Professor cum Principal, Suyog College of Nursing, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
⁵Principal, RR School of Nursing, KGF, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author: R Indira, Mid-Level Health Provider, HWC - Cheelapalli, Chittoor Dt, AP, India.

Received: May 25, 2022; Published: June 15, 2022

Abstract

Burn injuries are major cause for hospitalization, associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in children under the age of four years. A study was conducted to assess the knowledge and effectiveness of structured teaching programme among mothers of under-five children regarding first aid for burns and its prevention in children. Evaluative research approach was adopted, the research design used was pre-experimental (one group pretest, post-test design). The data was collected by structured interview schedule among 60 under five children mothers using structured knowledge questionnaire, the participants were selected by purposive sampling technique. The pre test mean score was 9.4 with the standard deviation of 4.5 and the post test mean score was 26.7 with the standard deviation of 2.8. The difference in mean score was 17.3. The calculated paired ‘t’ value was 24 (in 59 degrees of freedom) which is (P < 0.001 level). Hence there was a significant difference between pre and post-test knowledge scores regarding first aid for burns and its prevention in children among mothers of under five children. There was no significant association found between pre-test level knowledge scores with their selected demographic variables. The findings of the study showed that structured teaching programme was effective.

Keywords: Structured Teaching Programme; First Aid; Burns; Prevention; Under Five Children Mothers

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Citation

Citation: R Indira., et al. “Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding First Aid for Burns and its Prevention in Children Among Mothers of Under-five Children". Acta Scientific Women's Health 4.7 (2022): 74-80.

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