A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS OF MENTALLY ILL AMONG B.Sc. NURSING STUDENTS AT SELECTED COLLEGES IN PRATAGARH, UTTAR PRADESH

Abstract

Violation of human rights of mentally ill individuals remains a major social and healthcare concern in India. Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) 2017 ensures dignity, autonomy, and legal protection for individuals with mental illness, yet nursing students—the upcoming mental health professionals—still demonstrate limited awareness of these rights. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding human rights of mentally ill among B.Sc. Nursing students in selected colleges of Pratagarh, Uttar Pradesh. A pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was adopted. A total of 60 B.Sc. Nursing students were selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected with a structured knowledge questionnaire. The result showed that the post-test mean score (24.83) was significantly higher than the pre-test mean score (11.62). A paired t-test value of 18.45 revealed statistically significant improvement (p < 0.05), confirming that the planned teaching programme was highly effective.