1(Sister Nivedita Govt. Nursing College, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla)
Background: Suicide is the primary emergency for the mental health professional and also a major health problem1. National crime record burro reported in 2015 the number of suicide in Himachal Pradesh among students upto class 10th is 169 in which 101 were male students 68 were female student and 107 students committed suicide who were studying in high secondary and senior secondary schools in which 65 students were Male and 42 students were female. Aim: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in selected schools of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh with objectives to evaluate the effectiveness of self-instructional modules on knowledge regarding suicidal ideation and prevention strategies in adolescents among school teachers.
Methodology: The study adopted a quasi-experimental design. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the 60 school teachers. The tools of the study were demographic variables and structured knowledge questionnaire.
Results: The findings of the study showed that in pre-test 83.3% study subjects in experimental group and in control group 70% study subjects had average knowledge and in post-test 90% study subjects had high knowledge in experimental group and in control group 70% study subjects still had average knowledge. It revealed that there was no significant association with the level of knowledge regarding suicidal ideation and prevention strategies among adolescents with selected demographic variables.
Conclusion: Since the study showed that self-instruction module that is administered to experimental group was effective to increase the knowledge of school teachers so nurses are in key position to aware the school teachers about suicide prevention among adolescents through in-service education programme. Keywords: Adolescent, suicidal ideation, prevention strategies, knowledge.
