Effectiveness of Structure Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Varicose Veins Among School Teachers of Selected Schools at Udaipur

Abstract

Background: Varicose veins are a common occupational hazard among professionals exposed to prolonged standing. Occupational groups such as nurses, school teachers and traffic police officers etc are at highest risk so preventive education is essential to decrease complications. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a Structured teaching programme in improving knowledge regarding prevention of varicose veins among school teachers.
Methods: A pre-experimental one-group pretest–posttest design was used among 60 participants. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using paired t-test.

Results: Mean post-test knowledge scores  22.5 (75%) were significantly higher than pre-test scores 8 (26.7%) the ‘t’ value of 28.43 is significantly higher than the tabular value 2.00 at 0.05 level of significance, indicating effectiveness of structured teaching programme.

Conclusion: STP significantly improved knowledge regarding prevention of varicose veins among school teachers