EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING WEEKLY IRON AND FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME AMONG SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS AT TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT

*Shilpa Chandran and Sr. Teena Kavungal

ABSTRACT

A Quantitative study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation Programme among school teachers in selected schools at Trivandrum District. The objectives of the study were to assess the pre test knowledge regarding Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation Programme among school teachers, to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation Programme among school teachers, to find out the association between the pre test knowledge scores regarding Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation Programme with selected socio demographic variables. Non probability- convenient sampling technique was used to select 60 school teachers for the study. The tools used for data collection were demographic data, structured knowledge questionnaire, and structured teaching programme. The mean post test knowledge score 23.4 with standard deviation 2.5 was significantly higher than the mean pre test score 15.4 with standard deviation 4.The study showed that there was improvement in the knowledge of school teachers after conducting structured teaching programme and thus structured teaching programme was statistically significant at 0.01 level (t= 16.86, p<0.00).There was no significant association between mean pre test knowledge score with sociodemographic variables. Hence the study suggested that structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of school teachers regarding Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation Programme.

Keywords: Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation Programme; school teachers; structured teaching programme.