A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme Regarding Genetic Screening among Nurses in Selected Maternity Units, Bangalore
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Today - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Birth defects are a global problem, every year an estimated 8 million children about 6% of total births worldwide are born with a serious birth defect of genetic or partially genetic origin. In India, approximately half a million children are born annually with congenital malformations. Generally, the screening is done between 11 - 20 weeks of pregnancy. Genetic screening is used to determine whether a couple is at increased risk of having a baby with a hereditary genetic disorder). A quasi experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding genetic screening among nurses in selected maternity units, Bangalore. Method The present study was conducted among nurses who are working in Vani vilas maternity center, Bangalore. The sample consisted of 40 nurses. Samples were selected through stratified random sampling. One group quasi experimental pre-test and post-test design. Results The present study to “evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding Genetic Screening among Nurses in the selected maternity units. The researcher observed mean difference between the pre-test and post-test knowledge score of nurses was found to be significant =10.420 at 0.001 levels. This confirms that STP is an effective strategy and no significant association between knowledge and selected demographic variables like Age, qualification, marital status, type of family, total years of experience, family history of genetic disease, and previous source of information. Summary The study to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding genetic screening among nurses. Overall experience of conducting this study was satisfying and enriching, even the respondents were happy and satisfied with the information they received. For the investigator the study was a new learning experience, this also showed that there is a great need to educate the nurses regarding genetic screening.
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Anu Babu
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