Assessing the Effectiveness of Self-Instructional Module on FirstAid Management of Paediatric Emergencies among Mothers of Under Five Children in Community Areas of Bhopal District

Abstract

First aid is the temporary and immediate care given to the person who is injured or suddenly became ill. First aid can save a victim’s life especially if the victim is bleeding heavily and has stopped breathing. The aim of first aid to preserve life, promote recovery, and prevent worsening of the victim’s general condition and quick transport of the casualty to the nearest medical aid if required. Accidents are the largest single cause of death after the age of one year and are the most serious health problems facing the world today. Mother’s knowledge and practice are relevant variables and are considered to be important factors in planning an educational programme for first aid in paediatric emergencies. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of self-instructional module (SIM) on first aid management of paediatric emergencies among mothers of under five children in community areas of Bhopal district by quasi experimental setup. Cluster sampling technique will be used for selecting the sample. For this purpose, all the mothers of under five children will be listed out separately from Shingarcholi area and 50 mothers will be chosen as sample by using lottery method. The investigators personal and professional experience, structured knowledge questionnaire and self-instructional was prepared to assess the level of knowledge of mothers of under five children on selected conditions of first aid. The present study assessed the knowledge of mothers of under five children regarding first aid management in paediatric emergencies and found all 26 (52%) of mother’s had inadequate knowledge in pre-test and in the post test, a maximum number of mother’s 4 (8%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 35 (70%) of them had adequate knowledge. It shows that there is a significant improvement in knowledge of mother’s after selfinstructional module. Thus, the investigator concludes that self-instructional module is effective in improving the knowledge of mother’s regarding first aid management. The self-instructional module has enhanced the knowledge of mother’s.