Impact of capacity building intervention on knowledge about disability among village rehabilitation workers in Kalaburagi, Karnataka India

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ABSTRACTThe study aims to measure the effectiveness of capacity-building intervention on knowledge regarding disabilities among village rehabilitation workers in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India. One hundred and forty village rehabilitation workers were recruited from seven blocks of Kalaburagi district (20 from each block) through purposive sampling. Baseline data were collected and analyzed to complete training need assessment. Training module on knowledge about disabilities and the skills to work with persons with disabilities was prepared and implemented. After a gap of 45 days, post-intervention data were collected and analyzed to assess the effect of intervention. It was observed that intervention had a significant effect on enhancing the knowledge on disability among village rehabilitation workers (pretest M = 33.5286 and posttest M = 41.0429, t (139) = −45.152; p < 0.01 level). The variables education and experience showed significant difference with regard to knowledge on disabilities among village rehabilitation workers.KEYWORDS: Disabilityknowledgecompetenciescapacity buildingvillage rehabilitation workers AcknowledgmentsWe sincerely thank all the village rehabilitation workers of Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India, who participated in the study; this endeavor couldn’t be successful without their cooperation.We are also grateful to Dr. Indumati Rao, Director CBR Network South Asia for kind help and support.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementData will be made available on request.