A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF MOSQUITOBORNE DISEASES AMONG WOMEN AT SELECTED RURAL AREA, HOSKOTE

Author Name: 1. Jyothy P, 2. Elizabeth Chinnadore

Volume: 01/02

Country: India

DOI NO.: DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2024-82494427/IJISRE

Affiliation:

1. Assistant Professor
2. Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, India.

ABSTRACT

Women are the main providers for the family. “Rural women play a key role in supporting their households and communities to improve livelihoods and overall wellbeing” in rural areas," the present study states. Currently, people are susceptible to many communicable diseases. Among these, mosquito-borne diseases are the most prevalent in many communities. Epidemics of mosquito-borne diseases are a major health problem in India today. They are a major public health problem throughout the world, especially in rural areas. Major breeding grounds for mosquitoes are slums, open drains and garbage dumps. Recurrent outbreaks of Mosquito- Borne Diseases like Malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika virus, Japanese Encephalitis, Yellow Fever and Chikungunya are noticed1 . The conceptual framework of the present study is based on the modified King’s theory of goal attainment. An evaluative approach was used. A pre- experimental one-group pre-test-post-test design was chosen. A structural knowledge questionnaire was used for data collection. The pilot study was conducted and proved to be feasible. A simple random selection was made and 40 women were selected for the main study. The data was analysed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics. The average total knowledge of the subjects in the pre-test is 10.90, with a standard deviation of 5.037. The average total knowledge of the subjects in the post-test is 21.08, with a standard deviation of 3.392. The “t-value of 10.295 determined was greater than the table value of 2.0227 and proved to be highly significant at the level of p<0.05. The results show that the educational media are effective in improving women's knowledge. The present study attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional media and it was found to be effective in improving knowledge.

Key words: Instructional Media; Prevention of Mosquito- Borne Diseases; Women