Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Iron Deficiency Anemia among Adolescent Girls
Abstract
Saima Habeeb*, Hafiz Suhaib, Shahid Yousuf, Arshi Nazir, Anoosha Jan, Aqib Majeed and Adnan Rafiq
Iron deficiency anemia continues to be a serious public health issue, especially for adolescent girls in poor nations like India. Its great incidence is sometimes ascribed to a lack of knowledge about its causes, symptoms, management, and prevention. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls at Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Ranibagh, Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir. The study employed a quantitative pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design. Simple random selection was used to choose 31 adolescent girls. A self-structured questionnaire was used to gather data both before and after the proposed teaching program was put into action. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the analysis. The results showed a notable improvement. The results showed that knowledge improved considerably after the planned teaching programme was carried out. Only 6.45% of the study participants had adequate knowledge, 16.13% had inadequate knowledge, and 77.42% had moderate knowledge in the pre-test. In the post-test, none had inadequate knowledge, 3.23% had moderate knowledge, and 96.77% had adequate knowledge. 15.06 ± 4.024 was the mean pre-test score, while 24.58 ± 1.911 was the mean post-test score. A significant difference in knowledge levels was indicated by the calculated t-value of 1.89 and p-value of 0.000. The study found that the knowledge of adolescent girls about iron deficiency anemia was improved by the planned teaching programme.