A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Adenovirus Infection in Children Among Nursing Students in Selected Nursing Colleges, Bangalore

Introduction: Adenovirus (AdV) infections occur worldwide and are associated with sporadic as well as institutional and community outbreaks and epidemics. Most infections occur in children and are mild or asymptomatic. Typically, in Adenovirus infections result in self-limiting respiratory, gastrointestinal or ocular infections, however, Adenovirus can cause severe disseminated disease in children and immunocompromised children 1 . AdV infections are more common in young children, due to lack of humoral immunity. Epidemics of AdV infection may occur in healthy children or adults in closed or crowded settings. The disease is more severe and dissemination is more likely in patients with impaired immunity (e.g., organ transplant recipients, human immunodeficiency virus infection). Fatality rates for untreated severe AdV pneumonia or disseminated disease may exceed 50%. More than 50 serotypes of AdV have been identified. Different serotypes display different tissue tropisms that correlate with clinical manifestations of infection 2Methodology: In the present study, evaluative research approach was selected; one group pre-test and post-test design was adopted.Sample size was 60 and samples were nursing students in selected Nursing Institutions, Bangalore.Samples were selected by using convenient sampling techniques. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. Data was analyzed by both descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The pre-test mean knowledge score was (10.52) and the post-test mean knowledge score was (19.40). The paired 't' test value between pre-test and post-test was 29.25 which is statistically significant at 0.05 level degree of freedom. The study reveals that there is a significant association between the knowledge level and certain demographic variables such as age, gender, religion, education, place of residence, state belongs, knowledge regarding adenovirus infection in children, source of information. Therefore, the research hypothesis is accepted. Conclusion: The pre-test knowledge level was deficient. The study result showed that there is increase in the knowledge level after administration structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Adenovirus infection in children. Thus, structured teaching programme is effective in increasing the knowledge level of nursing students regarding Adenovirus infection in children.