Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Program (VATP) in Improving Knowledge Regarding Antenatal Examination among Nursing Students
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26463/rjns.13_2_10Keywords:
Nursing students, Knowledge, Antenatal examination, Video Assisted Teaching ProgramAbstract
Background: Pregnancy is one of the momentous events in the life of a woman, her family and the society as a whole. Antenatal assessment is important in identifying the complications at the earliest during antenatal period. Nursing students performing antenatal examination should possess adequate knowledge to assess the well-being of the foetus and the mother.
Objective: To assess the pre-existing levels of knowledge among nursing students on antenatal examination; To assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching program; To compare the pre and posttest levels of knowledge of students; To determine the association between the pretest knowledge scores and socio demographic variables.
Methodology: Quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control group research design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted involving 30 subjects (Control- 15 and Experimental group- 15), who were selected by purposive sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire was developed for evaluation. The experimental group received video assisted teaching after their pre-test. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: The study results revealed that all the experimental group students demonstrated inadequate knowledge regarding antenatal examination in the pre-test. The pretest mean percentage was found to be 68.6%. The video assisted teaching program on antenatal examination was found to be effective as it resulted in increased levels of knowledge after its implementation among the experimental group. The post-test mean percentage increased to 208%.
Conclusion: The overall findings of the study clearly showed that the video assisted teaching program was effective in improving the knowledge among students.
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