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Akashdeep Singh
Jayesh Soni
Influenza is an infectious respiratory disease brought about by flu infections that contaminate the nose, throat, and once in a while the lungs. It can cause mild to sever e illness, and at times can prompt death. The most ideal way to forestall influenza is by getting an influenza immunization every year. The present study aims to study to evaluate the effectiveness of self instructional modules on knowledge of influenza an d its prevention among 50 higher secondary students in selected schools at Udaipur. The quantitative research approach and pre -experimental one group pre-test post–research design was adopted for this study. The purposive sampling technique was used for sa mple collection. Data collection tool consisted of 5 demographic variables, 34 structured knowledge questionnaire. Data was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. In the study observed that the knowledge score in the pre -test 64% had inad equate knowledge, 36% had moderate knowledge and 0% had adequate knowledge regarding influenza and its prevention. Whereas in the post -test 70% had adequate knowledge, 30% had moderate knowledge and none of had inadequate knowledge regarding influenza and its prevention after administer self instructional module. The mean score in the pre -test knowledge score mean and SD was 11.06 ± 5.11 and post -test knowledge score mean and SD was 25.92 ± 3.22 with mean difference of 14.86. The mean pre -test and post -test was compared and tested by using paired t test (t value = 17.48 df = 49 and p value = 0.05) was highly significant at p value <0.05 level of significance. The study findings showed that self instructional module was effective in improving the knowledge of students regarding influenza and its prevention. There was significant association between the pretest knowledge score and demographic variables such as type of gender (?2 = 4.97), residence (?2 = 8.73), and source of information (?2 = 11.51), and no significant association with variables such as age, age and religion.
Keywords: Effectiveness; Self-Instructional Module; Knowledge; Influenza; Prevention