A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding prevention of Urinary Tract Infection among Adolescent girls in selected high schools at Bangalore

The study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls in selected high schools at Bangalore”. Urinary tract infection is predominantly a female disease. From infancy until age of 25 years the frequency of urinary tract infection in girls about 8%with 1/3rd of these infections being asymptomatic. After an initial episode of bacteriuria, approximately 80% of adolescent girls have one or more recurrences, 8% of these recurrences are due to reinfections rather than relapses of sequestrated deep infections.5-6%of school girls have atleast one episode of urinary tract infection between the age of 5 and 18 years, and 20% of school girls with bacteriuria have demonstrated vesico- urethral reflux that leads to urinary tract infection. Adolescent girls the incidence and prevalence of bacteriuria are related to age, dietary pattern, hygienic measures etc. A pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was adopted for the present study. Convenient sampling technique was used to select 60 samples. The pretest was conducted among 60 pre-adults by administering the structured knowledge questionnaires followed by structured teaching on consanguineous marriage. Post test was conducted on the 7th day of structured teaching programme by using the same tool. The data was gathered and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical method. In pre-test level of knowledge which comprises 40(67%) are having Inadequate knowledge, 20(33%) are having Moderate level of knowledge and 0(0.00%) are having Adequate knowledge. The findings revealed that in pre-test, the level of knowledge which comprises 40(67%) are having Inadequate knowledge, 20(33%) are having Moderate level of knowledge and 0(0.00%) are having Adequate knowledge. During post-test, the level of knowledge was 48(81.7%) are having adequate knowledge, 12(18.3%) are having moderate knowledge and 0(0.00%) are having inadequate knowledge. The unpaired „t‟ test value shows that the, Pre-test mean is 9.38, SD is 4 and mean% is 37.52% after structured teaching programme in the post-test the mean is 20.57, SD is 2.1 and mean% is 82.28%. It is evident that there is an enhancement of mean is 11.19, SD is 4 and the mean percentage if 44.76%. Unpaired t value 20.7 is significant at P<0.01 level indicating that structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge regarding consanguineous marriage. Hence H1 was retained. Significant association was found between educational status of the mother (X2 =15.5) and course of study (X2 = 7.9) with the level of knowledge score at the level of p<0.05. Hence H2 was accepted. Consanguineous marriages have harmful impact on reproduction and increases the incidence of hereditary conditions. Lack of knowledge regarding harmful effects of consanguineous marriages can increase the incidence of consanguineous marriages. There by adequate knowledge is essential among young generation to avoid consanguineous marriages and their harmful effects on health.

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