Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: April-March | Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 76-84
Effect of Self Instructional Module vs. Audio CD-ROM Regarding Reproductive Health on Knowledge and Self-Reported Practices among Adolescent Blind Students in Selected Blind Schools: A Report on Pilot Study
Mrs. Vijaya Rahul Kumbhar1, Dr. Prof. (Mrs.) Nilima Rajan Bhore2
1Ph.D. Scholar, under faculty of Nursing/ Associate professor; Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, Western Maharashtra, India
2Dean, faculty of Nursing / Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune,/ Principal, BVDUCON, Sangli/ Research guide Western Maharashtra, India
Corresponding Author: Vijaya Rahul Kumbhar
ABSTRACT
Teenagers from the age group between the 10-19 years need information about their bodies and emerging sexuality to develop a healthy self –image and to provide them with the sex education as they are interested in sexual issues to prevent the further risky behaviour in relation to reproductive life. Research Methodology: The present study adopted the quantitative research approach with quasi-experimental research method with one group -pre-test-post-test-design on 24 study samples which were homogenously distributed by using simple random sampling technique to evaluate their knowledge and self-reported practices on intervention of Self-instructional module(12 Samples) and Audio-CD-ROM(12 samples)regarding reproductive health. The tool which was used constructed by the researcher herself i.e. Self-instructional module in Marathi Braille script and audio-CD-ROM as a educational packages and structured knowledge questionnaire and self-reported practices in Marathi Braille script. The reliability of the tool calculated for the difficult index of the listed item questionnaire by using the split half method and r values was 0.84 for structured knowledge questionnaire and self-reported practices items r value is, 0.75 for boys and 0.83 for girls respectively. Results: Data were analyzed and calculated by using the frequency, percentage in descriptive data and ‘Z’test, Karl’s Pearson’s correlation coefficient and chi-square test were applied with inferential statistical methods. After the intervention of self-reported practices and Audio-CD- ROM there is increase in the knowledge score and the self- reported practices score were satisfactory.
Conclusion: The encouraging interpretation of the pilot study findings were drawn by the researcher is blind youths need a help of the health planners, policy makers and NGOS to prepare a scheme for welfare of vulnerable groups on the issues like potential risk due to their sheer ignorance and indulge in sex. So the nurse researcher would like to proceed for the main data collection on the same study to generalise the further findings.
Keywords: self-instructional module, Audio-Cd-ROM, reproductive health, knowledge, self- reported Practices, adolescent blind students.