Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: November | Volume: 11 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 265-274
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20211132
Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Osteoporosis among Premenopausal Women
Solomon James Mangalaraj1, Sapna Yadav2, Shaloo Rathi3, Silpa Antony4, Sonali Sharma5
1PhD Nursing, Faculty, College of Nursing, AIIMS RAIPUR
2-5B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing, College of Nursing, AIIMS RAIPUR
Corresponding Author: Solomon James Mangalaraj
ABSTRACT
Osteoporosis, which means “porous bone”, is a disease in which the bones gradually become weak and brittle. Osteoporosis is often known as the silent thief because bone losses occur without symptoms and progressive loss and thinning of bone tissue happens over many years. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding prevention of Osteoporosis among premenopausal women (35-50 years) attending OPDs in a selected hospital, Raipur.
Objectives
- To assess the pretest level of knowledge regarding prevention of osteoporosis among premenopausal women in experimental group and control group.
- To determine the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on prevention of osteoporosis in experimental group.
- To find out the association between knowledge regarding prevention of osteoporosis and selected demographics variables of the premenopausal women.
It was observed in present study that majority (70%) of the total sample in experimental and control group had inadequate level of knowledge regarding prevention of Osteoporosis. And it was observed that the mean post test score of experimental group with standard deviation was 19.98±3.02 which was apparently higher than that of post test score of control group 14.11±4.74. Statistical differences were computed and the independent t value is 7.003 which was found significant at 0.05. Hence, Structured Teaching Programme was effective on knowledge regarding prevention of Osteoporosis. The study findings also shows that the association between knowledge score and educational status (ᵡ2=9.511, P=0.05), religion (ᵡ2=7.053, P=0.05) and previous knowledge (ᵡ2=46.44, P=0.05) were highly significant. Hence there was a significant association between pre-test knowledge and selected demographic variables of premenopausal women such as age, gender, education, income, religion, marital status, dietary pattern, age of menarche, age of marriage and previous knowledge.
Key words: Structured Teaching Programme, Knowledge, Prevention of Osteoporosis, Premenopausal Women, Effectiveness.