A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Educational Module on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Selected Side Effects of Chemotherapy and its Management Among Clients with Oral Cancer in Selected Cancer Hospitals of Bagalkot

Background of the Study: Cancer begins when cells in a part of the body start to grow out of control. There are many kinds of cancer, but they all start because of out-of-control growth of abnormal cells. Today, millions of people are living with cancer or have had cancer. Oral cancer appears as a growth or sore in the mouth that does not go away. About 50,000 people in the U.S. get oral cancer each year, 70% of them men. Oral cancer includes cancers of the lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of the mouth, hard and soft palate, sinuses, and pharynx (throat. It can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated early. Side effects that occur during chemotherapy treatment are Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Hair loss, Loss of appetite, Fatigue, Fever, Mouth sores, Pain, Constipation, Easy bruising and Bleeding. The side effects of chemotherapy generally depend on the type of therapy being offered. Most chemotherapy side effects cease after treatment. Although uncommon, some treatments may produce long-term effects. The management of side effects of chemotherapy may include depending on the severity of side effects. Aim: To find out the relationship between knowledge and practice with their selected socio demographic variables among clients with oral cancer and to find out the association between knowledge and practice with their selected socio demographic variables among clients with oral cancer. Methods: The research design for this study was a Quasi -experimental, i.e. one group pre-test post test design was adopted for the present study. The sample includes 50 oral cancer patients from selected hospitals of Bagalkot. Non probability convenience sampling technique Was used for the study. Data collected using knowledge and practice questionnaire & analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The mean percentage of knowledge scores of the cancer patients in the pre-test was 11.58with mean and SD (3.89±1.98), whereas the mean percentage of knowledge ...