Volume : 7, Issue : 7, July - 2018

TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING COMPLICATION OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AMONG THE MALES ABOVE 40 YEAR.

Ms. Sapana A. Dekate, Mrs. Savita Pohekar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:&#10;150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-language:MR">Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) is defined as non cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland caused by the growth of new cells. It is characterized by the Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) like urinary hesitancy and intermittency, weak urinary stream, nocturia, increased frequency, urgency and the sensation of incomplete bladder emptying</span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">. </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;Calii;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">Objectives: </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">To assess the knowledge regarding complication of benign prostatic hyperplasia among the male above 40 years. To asses effectiveness of planned teaching on the knowledge regarding complication of benign prostatic hyperplasia among the males above 40 years. To associate the knowledge score with the demographic variables. Method and Material: </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">The study design was one group pre test and posttest and descriptive evaluatory approach. </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:&#10;150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">This study was conducted in acharyavinobabhave hospital, sawangimeghe, wardha</span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;Calii;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">.&nbsp; Sample size 60 males.</span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Result:The&nbsp; pre test findings shows that&nbsp; 14(23%) of males had good level of knowledge score and 1(2%) of them had very good level of knowledge score, After planned teaching in the post test 6(10%) of males had good level of knowledge score and 54(90%) of them had very good level of knowledge score, thus it indicate that after post test the knowledge score was increased, To find the effectiveness of planned teaching &lsquo;t&rsquo; test was applied and t value was calculated, post test score was significantly higher at 0.05 level than that of pretest score.</span></b><b>^{<span style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;Calii;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">< clear="all" style="page-eak-before:always;&#10;mso-eak-type:section-eak" /> </span>}</b></p>