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To Assess the Efficacy of Reproductive Health and Family Planning Multimedia Educational Package for Tribal Women


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1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
2 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
3 Department of Statistics, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
     

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Objectives: To assess the efficacy of the educational package on reproductive health and Family planning for tribal women, Methods/Statistical Analysis: The study used experimental research design specifically pre -post equivalent group design to assess the level of knowledge before and after exposure of educational package. Present study consist 60 tribal women (30 each in experimental and controlled group) age of 18 -35 yrs. from Balicha village, Girwa tahsil from Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Structured interview schedule (Pre test – post test) was administered. The pretest was conducted and the educational package was administered. The post test was conducted after five days .The collected data were analyzed by using percentage and paired t test. Findings: Experimental group increase their level of knowledge after exposure to the intervention package and controlled group who were not expose to intervention was not increase their knowledge and post testing result revealed the significant difference between experimental and controlled group at 1 per cent level of significance which shows the effectiveness of education package. Study revealed that appropriate and meaningful content, utilization of multiple interesting methods and aids along with good presentation enhance post test knowledge among experimental group regarding Reproductive Health and Family Planning.

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Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Tribal Women, Multimedia Educational Package.
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Authors

Suman Verma
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
Renu Dhakar
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
Azad Mordia
Department of Statistics, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India

Abstract


Objectives: To assess the efficacy of the educational package on reproductive health and Family planning for tribal women, Methods/Statistical Analysis: The study used experimental research design specifically pre -post equivalent group design to assess the level of knowledge before and after exposure of educational package. Present study consist 60 tribal women (30 each in experimental and controlled group) age of 18 -35 yrs. from Balicha village, Girwa tahsil from Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Structured interview schedule (Pre test – post test) was administered. The pretest was conducted and the educational package was administered. The post test was conducted after five days .The collected data were analyzed by using percentage and paired t test. Findings: Experimental group increase their level of knowledge after exposure to the intervention package and controlled group who were not expose to intervention was not increase their knowledge and post testing result revealed the significant difference between experimental and controlled group at 1 per cent level of significance which shows the effectiveness of education package. Study revealed that appropriate and meaningful content, utilization of multiple interesting methods and aids along with good presentation enhance post test knowledge among experimental group regarding Reproductive Health and Family Planning.

Keywords


Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Tribal Women, Multimedia Educational Package.

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