International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management

Shridhar G. Pujari ¹, Praveen S. Pateel ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, B.V.V. Sangha’s Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences Navanagar, Bagalkot, Karnataka 587103, IN
2 Department of Community Health Nursing, B.V.V. Sangha’s Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences Navanagar, Bagalkot. Karnataka.587103, IN

Abstract

Smoking and smokeless tobacco use are almost always initiated and established during high school going children. More than 80% of adult smokers begin smoking before 18 years of age. The main objective of the present study is to assess the feasibility of preventing adolescent tobacco use with the help of a specially designed tobacco control program. There were 4,144 high school students who have participated in the first phase of the study. The prevalence of tobacco smoking and chewing habits were 9.85% and 2.24% respectively. Ninety-one percent had parental advice against tobacco use and only 3.79% expressed desire for future tobacco use. The final evaluation witnessed a sharp decline in the current tobacco use as 4.68%. We observed a statistically significant difference towards the future use of tobacco (p<0.001) and awareness about the ill effects of passive smoking (p<0.001) among boys and girls. Further a significantly increased knowledge was observed among boys compared to girls about tobacco and oral cancer (p=0.046). Hence the researcher felt the need to conduct research title on “A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Ill Effects of Smoking among Students of Government High School of Bagalkot” .

Keywords

Job Satisfaction, Public Health Nurse, Community Health Nurse, Job Security.

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Shilpa N. Kugali ¹, Praveen S. Pateel ¹

Affiliations
1 Dept of Community Health Nursing, Shri B. V. V. Sangha’s, Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar – Bagalkot Karnataka, IN

Abstract

A descriptive survey approach with comparative design was used to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding family planning methods among rural and urban married women at reproductive age. Simple random sampling was used to select the study area and Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. The study included a sample of 60 married women 30-rural and 30 urban women at reproductive age. Assessment of the levels of knowledge regarding family planning methods among rural and urban women reveals that, Most of rural people (54%) had poor knowledge, (13%) of them had average knowledge, (33%) of them had very poor knowledge and none of them were having very good and good knowledge. Where as in urban area majority (53%) of the women had very good knowledge, (27%) of them had good knowledge, (20%) of them had average knowledge and there were no women who had poor and very poor knowledge regarding family planning methods. Assessment of levels of practice regarding family planning methods among rural and urban women reveals that, Most of rural women (60%) had never practiced, (20%) of them had rarely practiced, (13%) of them had sometime practiced and only (7%) of them had occasionally practiced. Where as in urban women (33%) had always practiced, (50%) of them had occasionally practiced, (17%) of them had sometime practiced and none of them were rarely and never practiced. Assessment of levels of attitude regarding family planning methods among rural and urban women reveals that, Most of rural women (60%) had disagreed attitude, (13%) of them had strongly disagreed attitude, (20%) of them had uncertain attitude and only (7%) of them had agreed attitude. Where as in urban women (50%) had strongly agree attitude, (40%) of them had agreed attitude, (10%) of them had uncertain attitude and none of them were having strongly disagree and disagreed attitude. Findings regarding correlation between Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding family planning methods among rural and urban married women at reproductive age was positive correlation.

Keywords

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Family Planning Methods, Married Women.

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