ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF ANEMIA AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS OF SELECTED SCHOOL OF OMPURA BUDGAM

Anemia is major public health issue among adolescent girls and is often caused by iron deficiency. The prevalence of anemia among adolescent women in India increased from 54.2% to 58.9%. Among the 28 Indian states, 21 reported an increase in the prevalence of anemia. However, the levels of increase varied across the States. Additionally, the number of States with anemia prevalence exceeding 60%, doubled from 11 in 2019 -21. Several factors were found associated with anemia. Objectives: of the study were (1) To assess the pre-test knowledge score among adolescent girls at Spring buds school Budgam regarding prevention of anemia .(2) To assess the post-test knowledge score among adolescent girls at spring buds school Budgam regarding prevention of anemia .(3) To compare pre-test and post-test knowledge scores among adolescent girls at spring bud school Budgam regarding prevention of anemia .(4) To find out association of pre-test knowledge score among adolescent girls with their selected demographic variables[Age, Religion, Residence, Monthly income, Father’s education, Mother’s education, Father’s occupation, Mother’s occupation, Type of family, Age of menarche, Duration of menses].Materials and Methods: in the present study one group pre-test and post-test experimental research design was used to conduct the study on 30 adolescent girls, selected by using purposive sampling technique at Spring Buds girls School ompura Budgam Kashmir. Self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used for data collection. It consists of two sections: Section 1: demographic data and section 11: knowledge questionnaire related to prevention of Anemia. Results: Majority of the adolescent girls had inadequate knowledge 28(93.3%), 2(6.7%) had moderate knowledge and none 0(0%) had adequate in pretest before administering STP. After getting STP, none 0(0%) of adolescent girls had inadequate knowledge, 4(13.3%), moderate knowledge and 26(86.7%) of adolescent girls had reported adequate knowledge. Conclusion: It can be concluded that knowledge of study subjects regarding prevention of anemia after implementation of STP has increased. Consumption of iron and folic acid tablets prevent anemia to a great extent among adolescents.