A Study to Assess The Effectiveness Of Self Instruction Module On Pregnancy And Childbirth Among Adolescent Boys In Selected College At Mangalore

Abstract

Introduction: Adolescence is a developmental stage of tremendous biological, social and cognitive change. Pregnancy and childbirth represent major events for both men and women. Care during pregnancy and childbirth is an essential part of modern healthcare. Male involvement or men’s participation is one of the ten elements of reproductive health.. As adolescents are vulnerable group, there is an urgency for equipping adolescent boys with adequate knowledge on reproductive health.
Objectives of the study
1. To determine the pretest knowledge of adolescent boys regarding Pregnancy and Childbirth by using a structured questionnaire.
2. To find the effectiveness of self instruction module on Pregnancy and Childbirth.
3. To find the association between the pretest knowledge score and selected demographic variables.
Method
The evaluative approach was used with one group pre-test, post-test experimental design. The study was conducted at Shreedevi college of Pharmacology, Kenjar, Mangalore. The researcher herself developed a self instruction module and knowledge questionnaire on pregnancy and childbirth. Purposive sampling technique for selecting the samples of 60 adolescent boys.
Result
Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Pre-test assessment revealed that 27 (45%) of adolescent boys had satisfactory knowledge, nine (15%) had good knowledge, 24 (40%) had poor knowledge and none had excellent knowledge. Whereas during post test it was seen that 28 (46.67%) had gained excellent knowledge, 16 (26%) gained good knowledge, 14 (24%) had satisfactory knowledge and only two (3.33%) had poor knowledge. The total mean percentage of pre-test knowledge score was 45.70 with mean +SD of 16.02+3.47 and the mean post test knowledge score was 74.04% with mean + SD of 9.9 + 6.3. showing an effectiveness of 28.34 with mean + SD of 9.9+6.3. Significance of difference between pre-test and post-test was tested by using paired ‘t’ test and value was (t=11.18. p<0.05). The findings of the present study show that there was no association between pre-test knowledge score and selected demographic variables at 0.05 level of significance.
Interpretation and conclusion
The findings of the study reveals that there was highly significant increase in the knowledge of adolescent boys regarding Pregnancy and Childbirth. Hence it is concluded that Self Instruction module is highly significant in improving the knowledge of the adolescent boys.