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V. Suresh ¹, Janki B. Patel ¹, Sandhya Kumari ¹, Shukal Sonal ¹, Sharma Shivangi ¹, Suthariya Hetal ¹, Sachin Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Mental Health Nursing, Sumandeep Nursing College, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara, IN

Abstract

The study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured health education programme regarding obesity among adults residing at Waghodia taluka. The study was conducted in Waghodia taluka .Total samples were 60 and equally. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used .The research tool was developed in English after an extensive of literature and experts opinion it was translated in to Guajarati by language experts. The structured questionnaire was used as an instrument to measure the level of knowledge regarding obesity among adults residing at Waghodia taluka. The knowledge score of sample before administration of structured health education programme (pre test) shows that 37 (61.7%) respondents have moderately adequate knowledge, 17 (28.3%) have inadequate knowledge and 6 (10%) have adequate knowledge. According to the post test knowledge score after administration of structured health education programme 35 (58.3%) respondents have moderately adequate knowledge were 25 (41.7%) have adequate knowledge. Structured health education programme regarding obesity is effective. Chi-square test was calculated to find out the association between the demographic variables and the level of knowledge and it resulted there is association between the demographic variable and the level of knowledge regarding obesity among adults residing at Waghodia taluka.

Keywords

Assess, Effectiveness, Structured, Health Education, Programme, Obesity and Adults.

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Sandhya Kumari ¹

Affiliations
1 Post-Office Manager (Library Service), Competition Commission of India, Government of India., IN

Abstract

Many people think of libraries as physical buildings to access documents, journals, and manuscripts; however, over the past few decades, libraries have been rapidly evolving beyond the physical, becoming powerful digital and virtual institutions, working significantly with the tangible library concept. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has pushed normal life out of gear, and the library professionals understood that things were changing. Aiming this paradigm shift of library services and activities into the ‘new normal’, many librarians and information professionals across the world have found innovative ways in library services to serve the users in an effective way. In this paper, we identify and evaluate new normal library services and innovative resources and management methods used by the librarians and information professionals during the lockdown to beat the lockdown blues. We explore how library professionals were working constantly on finding ways to provide access to people in need of knowledge, while keeping them safe, how libraries were transforming their activities and services into the ‘new normal’, and how libraries kept the lock, down in lockdown.

Keywords

Lockdown, Library, Information Services, Innovative Services, Librarian, Mobile Services, COVID-19, Pandemic

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