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To Assess the Effectiveness of Self Instruction Module on Knowledge Regarding Menopausal Changes and Coping among Pre-menopause Women in Selected Areas of Wardha City
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Objectives
To assess the level of knowledge of pre-menopause women regarding menopausal changes and it's coping before and after administration of self instruction module, To evaluate effectiveness of Self Instruction Module on knowledge regarding menopausal changes and it's coping among pre menopausal women, To compare the knowledge regarding menopausal changes and it's coping with selected demographic variables [Age, education, type of family, occupation, marital status, sources of health information]
Methods
The research approach for the study was that of an evaluative one with one group pre-test post-test design. The sample size considered for the study was 50 pre menopausal women 40- 45 years. The sampling technique used for the study was convenience sampling which is a type of non probability sampling. The tool used for gathering relevant data was a structured questionnaire on knowledge regarding menopausal changes and its coping
Results
Analysis of data was done on the basis of objectives and hypotheses. Data analysis of level of knowledge revealed that during the While assessing the effectiveness of the Structured Instructional Module on menopausal changes and its coping, the pretest and post-test data analysis by using Wilcoxon Signed Rank test revealed the mean pre-test score (2.84±1.23) was higher than the mean post-test score (17.56±1.37). Since the calculated Z value, was 6.17 and P value was 0.000, thus proving that P<0.05 (data was analyzed by using SPSS Software).
Conclusion
Based on the analyses, the following inference was drawn. There was evident increase in the knowledge scores in all the areas included in the study after administration of Self instructional module. Thus it was inferred that the Self instructional module was effective and while the gain in knowledge score is commendable, there is still room for improvement.
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