Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: May | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 79-84
Effectiveness of Audio-Assisted Teaching Programme on Healthy Life Style Activities among Visually Impaired Children of Selected Blind School at Vijayapur
Satish B Nadagaddi1, Ninganagouda G Patil2, Niranjan L Honnamude3
1Assistant Professor, BLDEA’s Shri B M Patil Institute of Nursing science Vijayapur.
2Professor, BLDEA’s Shri B M Patil Institute of Nursing science Vijayapur.
3Nursing Tutor, BLDEA’s Shri B M Patil Institute of Nursing science Vijayapur.
Corresponding Author: Satish B Nadagaddi
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Even though The visually challenged are not able to meet even their activities of daily living which is very essential to lead their normal life and also difficulties in face to face co-ordination, some emotional stress, difficulty in learning. Furthermore for children who are blind, activities of daily living demand increased energy and the need to be fit might be even greater. Well people are capable of meeting their own hygiene needs and physically (visually impaired) challenged may require various levels of assistance. These include taking bathing, proper oral hygiene, shaping the nails correctly, good hair wash, cleaning the clothes and maintain neat and healthy life. Thus hygiene promotion is a planned approach to preventing diseases through the widespread adoptions of safe hygiene practices. This study was taken with the objective of assess the level of knowledge on factors contributing for on healthy life style activities among visually impaired children.
Objectives: To determine existing knowledge of the visually impaired children about the healthy life style activities.
Method: A Quasi experimental is conducted at govt pre primary blind school at Vijayapur, total 25 visually impaired adolescent children were selected by using purposive sampling techniques. The data was collected through self structured questionnaires. The frequency and percentage was used to assess the knowledge of impaired adolescent children.
Result: Majority 44% (44) of the participants were in the age group of 11-12yrs, 80%were males and Majority 88% (88) of the participants were not having the history of Blindness in the family knowledge and practice on personal hygiene before intervention was 30.4 and 33.2 respectively. The mean score of knowledge and practice on personal hygiene after intervention was improved to 38.1 and 42.0 respectively. Thus audio-assisted teaching programmes promote personal hygiene among visually challenged children.
Key words: Audio-assisted teaching, Visually Challenged, Personal hygiene.