A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME REGARDING KNOWLEDGE ON POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS AMONG STUDENT NURSES OF SELECTED SCHOOL OF NURSING, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND
ASSESS - it refers to evaluate and estimate the knowledge of GNM 1st year students on post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens. EFFECTIVENESS - the extent to which the health awareness program has achieved the desired effect as measured by knowledge score of GNM 1st year students after administered health awareness programme. HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME - health awareness programme refers to planned educational activity regarding post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens. KNOWLEDGE - it refers to level of understanding GNM 1ST year students regarding post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens. POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS - post exposure prophylaxis is a medical response to prevent transmission of pathogen after potential exposure to blood borne pathogens. BLOOD BORN PATHOGENS - Blood borne pathogens is pathogenic micro-organism that are carried in blood and cause disease in people. The most common pathogens include hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. NURSING STUDENTS - In this study, it refers to the students who are studying in the GNM 1St year in selected school of nursing, Dehradun.
The aim of study was to assess the effectiveness of health awareness programme regarding knowledge on post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens among students nurses of selected school of nursing, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. A pre-experimental one group pre- test post test design was adopted for this study. 60 GNM 1st year students were selected by using non probability purposive sampling technique from Sai school of nursing and SGRR college of nursing at Dehradun. The data were collected by self-structured knowledge questionnaire on post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics with help of SPSS package.
The result revealed that the mean pre-test knowledge score of the student nurses were 18.52, mean percentage 51.44% with standard deviation 4.459 whereas the mean post test knowledge score were 24.30, mean percentage 67.5% with standard deviation 4.830.
In pre test knowledge majority 68% of the student nurses had average knowledge, 16.7% had good knowledge and 15% of them had poor knowledge regarding post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens. in post test knowledge. majority 75% of the student nurses had average knowledge, 25% had good knowledge and none had poor knowledge regarding post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens.
The combined ‘t’ test value was significant i.e. 43.636 at p< 0.05 level. Which indicate health awareness programme was effective in improving knowledge of student nurses regarding post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens.
No significant association between pre-test knowledge score of student nurses regarding post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens with selected demographic variables. Hence, the research hypothesis rejected and null hypothesis accepted.
The study was concluded that the health awareness programme was effective in increasing knowledge regarding post exposure prophylaxis to blood borne pathogens among student nurses. It is recommended that well design lecture, seminar and education programme should be conducted on time to time for student nurses. So that they can practice preventive approach.
"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME REGARDING KNOWLEDGE ON POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS AMONG STUDENT NURSES OF SELECTED SCHOOL OF NURSING, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.a613-a683, July-2025, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDRTH01009.pdf
Volume 10
Issue 7,
July-2025
Pages : a613-a683
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_304134
Published Paper Id: IJSDRTH01009
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Research Area: Health Science All
Country: Dehradun, Uttarakhanmd, India
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