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Abstract

A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding prevention of oral cancer among tobacco users in selected area, Bangalore. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding prevention of oral cancer among tobacco users. Materials and Methods: An evaluative one group pre-test and post-test pre-experimental design was used. With the purposive sampling 60 study participants were selected. Tool used in this study included three sections, Section-I including demographic Performa of tobacco users such as age, education, occupation, previous knowledge regarding oral cancer, years of smoking/tobacco use and personal habit of using tobacco, Section-II Including close ended structured knowledge questionnaire with 30 items regarding knowledge and management of oral cancer, while Section-III used attitude rating scale with 15 items. STP was administered after conducting pre-test and post-test was conducted after 7 days. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical technique. Result: The data analysis revealed that the post-test knowledge score 69.44% was higher than that of pre-test knowledge score 40.78%.