Effectiveness of information, education, communication package on knowledge and expressed practice regarding iron deficiency anemia among blind adolescent girls
A pre experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of Information
Education Communication package regarding iron deficiency anemia in terms
of knowledge and expressed practice among blind adolescent girls in Rovers
girls Hr. Sec. School, Perambalur 2011.
Objectives
1. To assess the knowledge of blind adolescent girls regarding iron
deficiency anemia.
2. To assess the expressed practice of blind adolescent girls regarding iron
deficiency anemia.
3. To evaluate the effectiveness of Information Education Communication
package regarding iron deficiency anemia.
4. To determine the relationship between the knowledge and expressed
practice of blind adolescent girls regarding iron deficiency anemia.
5. To determine the association between the knowledge of blind
adolescent girls regarding iron deficiency anemia with demographic
variables.
6. To determine the association between the expressed practice of blind
adolescent girls regarding iron deficiency anemia with demographic
variables.
Conceptual frame work
Rosenstock’s and Becker’s health belief model.
Research design
Pre experimental design (One group pretest posttest).
Population
Blind adolescent girls
Sample size
30 samples
Sampling technique
Non probability convenience sampling technique.
Setting
Rovers Girls Hr. Sec. School, Perambalur.
Tool
Knowledge questionnaire
Expressed practice questionnaire
Data Collection
The period of the data collection was started from 04.07.2011 –
12.08.2011. Before starting the study the investigator obtained formal
permission from the principal of Rovers Hr. Sec. School to conduct the study.
Data Analysis
1. Percentage, mean, chi-square and standard deviation would be used to
know the association between demographic variables and the post test
scores.
2. Correlation would be used to determine the relationship between
knowledge and expressed practice.
3. Paired T-test would be used to compare the pretest and posttest score.
Major Findings
1) The mean pretest level of knowledge is higher than the mean post test
level of knowledge.
2) The mean pretest level of expressed practices higher than the mean post
test level of expressed practices.
3) There is significant improvement in the level of knowledge and
expressed practice after administering the IEC package which shows the
IEC given was effective.
4) There was a positive correlation between the post test knowledge and
post test expressed practice of blind adolescent girls.
5) Significant association was found between the post test level of
knowledge and selected demographic variables of blind adolescent girls
such as father’s occupation (p < 0.01), mother’s education (p < 0.01),
father’s education (p < 0.01).
6) Significant association was found between the post test level of
expressed practice and selected demographic variables of blind
adolescent girls such as father’s occupation (p < 0.01), mother’s
education (p < 0.01), father’s education (p < 0.01).
Conclusion
1. Improves the knowledge and expressed practice of blind adolescent girls
regarding iron deficiency anemia after IEC package.
2. Blind adolescent girls are having positive attitude
