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VOL. 8, ISSUE 2 (2026)
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on basic life support in terms of knowledge and practice among college going students of selected colleges of Ahmedabad city
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Bhumika Bhagyeshbhai Darji, Rinu Mathew
Abstract

A study to assess effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge and practice regarding Basic Life Support among college going students of Ahmedabad city. The objectives of the study were : 1.To assess the knowledge regarding basic life support before and after administration of planned teaching programme among college going students of selected colleges of Ahmedabad city.2.To assess the practice regarding Basic Life Support before and after administration of planned teaching programme among the college going students of selected colleges of Ahmedabad city.3.To identify the association between pre-test knowledge scores and demographic variables among the college going students of selected colleges of Ahmedabad city.4.To identify the association between pre-test practice scores and demographic variables among the college going students of selected colleges of Ahmedabad city. Pre-experimental one group pre-test posttest, convenient sampling techniques for 60 samples used. Analysis and Interpretation of Data related to Demographic variables of the samples. It shows the demographic characteristic of college going students, out of 60 samples, out of 60 samples, in age, majority 24(40%) were 18-20 year old, 21 (35%) were between 21-23 years old and only 15 (25%) were aged 24 years and more. In gender majority, 37(61.7%) were male and 23 (38.3%) were females. With respect to native language, majority 48 (80%) speak Gujarati, 10(16.7%) were Hindi language, 1 (1.7%) were English and other language speakers. In area of residency, 31 (51.7%) reside in urban area and 29 (48.3%) reside in rural area. Regarding previous knowledge on BLS, majority 52 (86.7%) responded no and only 8 (13.3%) responded yes. The pre-test mean score was 10.27, while the post-test mean score was 20.57. The mean difference between pre and posttest was 10.3. The standard deviation (SD) for the pre-test was 4.05, and for the post-test, it's 3.52. The paired 't' test value was 35.949 with a p-value < 0.001, indicating a statistically significant improvement from pre to post-test.

The degrees of freedom (df) for the analysis were 59. This suggests a substantial increase in knowledge levels after the intervention. Hence the research hypothesis H0 is rejected and H1 was accepted. This indicates that the planned teaching programme was effective in increasing the knowledge of college going students regarding Basic Life Support. The mean pre-test practice score is 6.30+1.63 with mean percentage 42%. Whereas the mean post-test practice score was 12.78+1.96 with mean percentage 85.2%. Total percentage of practice gain was 43.2%. The comparison of pre-test and post-test practice scores. The pre-test mean practice score was 6.30, while the post-test mean score was 12.78. The mean difference between pre and post-test was 6.48. The standard deviation (SD) for the pre-test was 1.63, and for the post-test, it's 1.96. The paired 't' test value was 25.832 with a p-value < 0.001, indicating a statistically significant improvement from pre to post-test. The degrees of freedom (df) for the analysis were 59. This suggests a substantial increase in practice levels after the intervention. Hence research hypothesis H2 was accepted. This indicates that the planned teaching programme was effective in increasing the practice of college going students regarding Basic Life Support. Association between pre-test knowledge score and demographic variables of college going students, it shows the presence of significant association between pre-test knowledge score with age and knowledge on BLS demographic variables, whereas for the rest of the demographic variables there was no significant association. Hence we accept the hypothesis H3 for mentioned demographic variables. Association between pre-test practice score and demographic variables of college going student. Reveals that all demographic variables has the calculated chi square value less the table value, at 0.05 level of significance. Thus it shows there is no significant association between post-test practice score and demographic variables. Hence we reject the hypothesis H4.
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Pages:74-80
How to cite this article:
Bhumika Bhagyeshbhai Darji, Rinu Mathew "A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on basic life support in terms of knowledge and practice among college going students of selected colleges of Ahmedabad city". International Journal of Nursing and Health Research, Vol 8, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 74-80
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