Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding selected Cardiovascular Health Problems and its Prevention among College Students

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, It is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Adolescents are exposed to multiple risk factors which makes them highly prone towards CVD at a younger age. Objectives of the study are: To identify the existing knowledge of students regarding cardiovascular health problems and its prevention in selected College of Bhubaneswar, To administer structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding cardiovascular health problems and its prevention in College students, To compare the pre test and post test level of knowledge score of the students. To associate the post-test level of knowledge score of students with their selected demographic variable. A Pre experimental One group pre test post test design was used to conduct this study. A pre and post test frequency distribution of College students regarding selected cardiovascular health problems and its prevention was found by 3 point rating scale in which 80% of college students had poor knowledge in pre test and 58.33% of College students had good knowledge in post test. The pre test mean knowledge scores among college students was 12.08, whereas post test mean knowledge scores was 32.38. The p is 2.00 (p>0.0.5). Hence the difference is statically non significance.