A Study to Assess the effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Program regarding Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination among ASHA workers at selected rural area of District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana

Abstract

Background: The purpose of present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme regarding cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination in terms of knowledge among ASHA workers working at rural area of district Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. Quantitative research approach was used. One group pre-test and post-test design was adopted to attain current study objectives. 60 ASHA workers were selected by using purposive sampling method. Demographic profile was used to assess personal information of ASHA Workers. Pre-test was conducted to assess the existing level of knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination with the help of self-structured questionnaire followed by video assisted teaching program was implemented and after seven days a post test was taken. The study finding shows that knowledge score regarding cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination of ASHA workers were improved after implemented the video assisted teaching program. The pre-test mean and standard deviation knowledge score were 12.18+3.41 and the post-test mean and standard deviation knowledge score were 24.52+1.84. The mean difference score was 12.34. The paired‘t’ test score was 14.423 for the degree of freedom 29 which was statistically significant at the ‘P’ value 0.001; however no significant association was found between post test level knowledge and demographic variable.