International Journal of Nursing and Health Research

Authors
Divyesh Parmar, Rani Jaya Sudha, Dr. Jeenath Justin Doss K

Abstract
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of video teaching programme on knowledge regarding hazards of open defecation among people in selected slum area at Rajkot. (a)The objectives of the study were to assess the existing level of Knowledge of slum people regarding hazards of open defecation. (b)To evaluate the effectiveness of a Video teaching programme on knowledge regarding hazards of open defecation in terms of Knowledge among slum people at Rajkot. (c)To find out the association between post-test level of knowledge regarding hazards of open defecation and their selected demographic variables. The research approach selected for the study was quantitative research pre-experimental research design with one group pre and post-test design. The study conducted at selected colleges at Rajkot. Total 60 sample selected from selected slum area at Rajkot. setting based on probability and non-probability sampling. The researcher used video teaching programme for data collection regarding demographic variables and pre-test. As part of my intervention video teaching programme on knowledge regarding hazards of open defecation people. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics method (frequency, percentage, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics method (“t”-test). Effectiveness of Video teaching programme on hazards of open defecation in terms of Knowledge. Regarding Knowledge the pre-test mean is 4.4667 and the post-test mean 8.3667, the mean difference is 3.90 and the Standard deviation pre-test 2.11906 and post-test 1.52900, obtained “t” value is 26.37*** with a degree of freedom 59 (p=3.4632) highly significant at 0.001 level.