A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme (PTP) regarding the knowledge on early detection and prevention of cervical cancer among nursing students in selected nursing colleges of Ujjain, M.P.

Abstract

Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women in the developing world.Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme (PTP) regarding the knowledge on early detection and prevention of cervical cancer among nursing students in selected nursing college of Ujjain, M.P. Objectives: 1. To assess the existing knowledge level of nursing students regarding early detection and prevention of cervical cancer 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of PTP on early detection and prevention of cervical cancer by comparing pre and post-test knowledge. 3. To find the association between pretest knowledge score with selected demographic variables. Methodology: An evaluative approach was adopted for the study with single group pretest post- test design. 60 samples from selected nursing colleges of Ujjain, (M.P.). Results: From the findings it was obvious that the mean posttest Knowledge scores (76.57%) was significantly higher than the pretest Knowledge scores (58.67%).