A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HEPATITIS-B AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS OF NURSING AT INDORE, M.P.

Abstract

Hepatitis is a major public health problem worldwide including India. According to the World Health Organization's official paper about one-third of the world's population means that about 2 billion people became infected with the Hepatitis B Virus with serological evidence of past or present infection. Of the 2 billion people infected worldwide, more than 350 million about 5-7% of the world's population have chronic HBV. It is a test study. The research methodology used in this study was the experimental method. A targeted sampling method was used to select samples. The sample size was 60 nursing students. Data were collected using a systematic questionnaire. The analysis was performed with descriptive and non-descriptive statistics. The findings of the study revealed that pre-test knowledge scores of nursing students were insufficient to increase after passing STP. In this study the post-test information level of the test group was higher than the post-test information group of the control group at p <0.05 level. This indicates that the STP was working well. There has been a significant mathematical impact of certain statistical variables in the pre-test study and in the postgraduate school of student nurses in the experimental group. It was concluded that the nurse played a vital role in preventing disease and promoting health so providing a continuous education program is essential for nursing staff to reduce morbidity and mortality due to Hepatitis B.