A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding First Aid Management of Epilepsy among Teachers of Selected Primary Schools of District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Introduction:- Children comprise one third of our population and all of our future and their health is our foundation. The childhood period is also a vital period. But unfortunately, children are at risk of diseases, the reason may be many. One of such disease is epilepsy disorder which threatens life of the child. Present study was done to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding first aid management of epilepsy among teachers . If teachers will be trained they would be able to educate other older students about management of emergency situations. Objectives:- To assess the pre-test knowledge regarding first aid management of epilepsy among teachers. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding first aid management of epilepsy among teachers. To find out the association of level of knowledge regarding first aid management of epilepsy among school teachers with their selected demographic variables. Methods and Material: Qausi - experimental one group pretest post test design was used. Sample size was 60 primary school teachers selected by convenience sampling from Glory international public school Rohru, Shimla , Shivalik International Public School, Saraswati Nagar Shimla. Saraswati Vidya Mandir Jubbal, Shimla. Data was collected by self -structured knowledge questionnaire. Structured teaching program was administered. Results: In pre-test majority of subjects 31(51.7%) had poor knowledge, 29(48.3%) had average knowledge and none of them had good knowledge before the intervention whereas in post-test majority of subjects 45(75%) had good knowledge, 15(25%) had an average knowledge and none of them had poor knowledge regarding first. This difference reflects an average score gain of 39.33%. In pre-test the mean score of knowledge was 10.55±3.265 and in post- test mean score was 22.35±3.56. The mean difference was 11.80. The calculated paired ‘t’ value was 23.645 which was statistically significant at ‘p’ <0.001 level. This indicates that the educational intervention had a substantial impact, as subjects showed a considerable increase in their knowledge levels about epilepsy after intervention. Conclusion: The study concludes that the use of teaching programs in primary school teachers is effective intervention for improving the knowledge regarding first aid management of epilepsy.