Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Pelvic Rocking Exercises in Reducing Dysmenorrhoea in Terms of Knowledge and Practice Among 1<sup>st</sup> Year General Nursing and Midwifery Students in Selected School of Nursing, Kolkata, West Bengal

Background: The vision of the Indian dental association is to improve oral health and achieving optimal national oral health for all. So, the present study was aimed to improve the knowledge and practice regarding oral hygiene using STP (structured teaching programme) among selected middle school children at Udaipur.Methods: Evaluative research approach and pre-experimental, one-group pre-test, post-test designs were adopted for this study. Using a non-probability, convenient sampling technique, sixty children were recruited from the sixth and seventh standards of selected middle schools at Udaipur city. Tools included demographic data, a self-structured knowledge questionnaire and an observational checklist. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential values by IBM statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 23) software.Results: Data revealed that there was a lack of knowledge and practice (tooth brushing technique) on oral hygiene among middle school children which can be increased by administering STP on oral hygiene. The mean and standard deviation of post-test knowledge score and practice score 15.73±1.19 and 8.41±1.66 was higher than the mean and standard deviation of pre-test knowledge score and practice score 5.11±1.14 and 4.27±179 respectively.Conclusions: Greater attention to STP on oral hygiene is needed to improve knowledge and practice (tooth brushing technique) regarding oral hygiene among middle school children.

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Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Kangaroo Mother Care among Primi Postnatal Mothers

Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research ◽

10.18535/jmscr/v8i2.156 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 08 (02) ◽

Author(s):

Mrs. Jiji Bapu Yelam M.Sc.(Nursing) ◽

Keyword(s):

Kangaroo Mother Care ◽

Teaching Programme ◽

Video Assisted ◽

Postnatal Mothers ◽

Knowledge And Practice

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MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AND EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON ADOLESCENT RURAL GIRLS OF NADIA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/13817 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 891-895

Author(s):

Sudipta Malakar ◽

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Deb Prasad Sikdar ◽

Keyword(s):

Positive Relationship ◽

West Bengal ◽

The Self ◽

Age Group ◽

Cognitive Changes ◽

Teaching Programme ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Hygiene Practices ◽

Post Test ◽

School Girls

Introduction: Adolescence is a period when so many physical, emotional, cognitive changes areoccur, menstruation is one of the major changes that happen in a female body but it is surrounded by so many social taboos and supernatural societal belief. The main focus of the present study was to measure the effectiveness of planned teaching on menstrual hygiene and input the knowledge among them. Materials and method: A study was conducted from September, 2020 to December, 2020 in rural area of Nadia district, West Bengal among 120 adolescent school girls in the age group of 14Ã¢Â€Â“17 years. Data were collected by the self-made and pretested questionnaires. Results: After analysis it was found that, better practice was adopted after post-test as compared to that of pre-tests planned teaching become effective on adolescence rural girls, and there is a significant relationship between pre-test and post- test regarding attitude about menstrual hygiene. It also shows that, there is a significant positive relationship at 0.05 level between planned teaching and Practice, planned teaching and Attitude at 0.01 level. Conclusion: Menstrual hygiene practices and attitude amo0ng rural adolescence girls of Nadia district is not satisfactory before planned teaching programme, so girls should be educated properly regarding menstrual hygiene and it may bring them out of misconception and batter practiced attitude in future life.

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