A study to assess the effectiveness of a video assisted teaching program on knowledge regarding club foot among BSc Nursing III year students in a selected college of Rewa city
Akanksha Singh and Dr. Bharati S Batra
Background: Club foot has been recognised as a one of the common birth defects. Most of these club foot babies present late to the club foot clinics due to limited knowledge of trained birth attendants about club foot deformity and late referral to receive effective treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a video assisted teaching program on knowledge regarding club foot.
Materials and Methods: Total sample size was 50 BSc Nursing 3rd year students and Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used. Data was collected by using a self-structured knowledge questionnaire. The data were tabulated using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Out of 50 BSc Nursing III year student in pretest, 27 (54%) had poor, 22(44%) had average and 1 (2%) had good knowledge score. Post test results revealed that no one (0%) had poor knowledge, 35(70%) scored average knowledge, 15 (30%) achieved good knowledge.
Conclusion: The main outcome of the study was that the most of BSc Nursing III year students was having poor to average essential knowledge regarding club foot. The video assisted teaching program utilized in the study had been found to be an effective tool for significantly improving the students` knowledge.
Akanksha Singh, Dr. Bharati S Batra. A study to assess the effectiveness of a video assisted teaching program on knowledge regarding club foot among BSc Nursing III year students in a selected college of Rewa city. Int J Res Paediatric Nurs 2019;1(2):30-32. DOI: 10.33545/26641291.2019.v1.i2a.16