A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding First Aid Management among Primary School Teachers of Selected Primary Schools of Vadodara City

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study was design to improve the knowledge of First-aid management of primary school teachers in primary schools at Vadodara city. Emphasis was put on trying to establish the relation between Age, gender, work experience, awareness about first-aid, source of information, work area and education with knowledge regarding first aid management. The validity and reliability of research instruments was established and data was collected from 30 primary school teachers selected primary schools. To analyses the data and correlation statistics tool was used with aim of establishing to find association of knowledge of firstaid management with selected demographic variable. AIMS AND OBJECTVES: The aim of this study is to find out the knowledge regarding first-aid management of primary school teachers. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test research design was used for this study. The tool consists of two parts: first part consist of demographic data of sample, second part consist of self-structured questionnaires. 30 samples were collected form selected primary schools. RESULTS: The finding shows that association of knowledge of First-aid management. The pretest mean score of knowledge of First-aid management is and 11.63 and post-test mean score of knowledge is 24.33 the mean difference of pre- test and post-test of knowledge is 12.7. The association between knowledge of primary school teachers and demographic variable. Significant demographic variable is age of primary school teachers with χ2 value 8.902(3df=7.82).The non significant variables are gender of Primary school teachers with χ2 value 2.134(1df=3.84), work experience χ2 value 1.155 (1df=3.84), for awareness about first-aid χ2 value 00 (0df=00),for source of information χ2 value 5.488 (3df=7.82) , work area χ2 value 0.879 (1df=3.84),Education χ2 value 0.026 (1df=3.84).The paired ‘t’ calculated value of knowledge 15.42 at 0.05 level of significance which is more than table value 2.05 at 0.05 of ‘t’ hence. CONCLUSION: The following conclusion can be drawn from the study findings, which are supported by evidence from the other literature.The self-administered questioner has been shown remarkable association between knowledge questioner with demographic variable. Using the statistical formula, we have computed the association between the demographic variable and knowledge questioner.The association between knowledge of primary school teachers and demographic variable. Significant demographic variable is age of primary school teachers. The non-significant variables are gender, work experience, awareness about first-aid, source of information, work area, Education.The calculated t value of knowledge is 15.42, which is more than tabulated value of 2.05 at 0.05 level of significance t values of knowledge shows significance increase in the post test score after providing planned teaching programme