JSS College of Nursing, Saraswathipuram, Mysore
Scabies has been a problem for humans since before the first millennium and was reported by the earliest writers who described mankind's health problem. Scabies is considered as one of major skin problem in children of developing countries like India. The major risk factors for scabies infection are immunocompromised children, poor hygiene, low socio economic status, and overcrowding. Scabies is usually transmitted from one person to another through close skin to skin contact.
Evaluative research approach with quasi experimental, non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group design was adopted for the study. The sample consisted of 60 higher primary school children, out of which, 30 each in experimental and control group. The tool used for the data collection was structured interview schedule. The structured teaching program and structured interview schedule content validated by 10 experts. The reliability was established through split half method by administering to 30 higher primary school children from Government higher primary school, Bamboo Bazaar, Mysore and the tool was found reliable. The data analyses by using both descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings of the study revealed that the mean gain in post-test knowledge scores of higher primary school children in the experimental group is significantly higher than the control group as evident from ‘t’ value 5.52 df ‘t’(58) at 0.05. There was no significant association found between knowledge scores of higher primary school children and their selected personal variables. The findings revealed that pre-test knowledge scores of students of higher primary school children on prevention and management of scabies among higher primary school children was less compared to post-test knowledge scores in experimental group.
Structured teaching program is an effective method to increase the knowledge of school children hence the health care professionals should give importance to health education on prevention and management of scabies. Nurse educators and administrators should take the responsibilities for conducting the structured teaching program on prevention and management of scabies among higher primary school children in community and schools.
Structured Teaching Program, Knowledge, Higher Primary School Children, Prevention and Management of Scabies
