A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ORGAN DONATION AMONG STUDENTS AT SELECTED COLLEGE IN NAGAPTTINAM

Author Name: 1. Sridevi 2. Gunachitra 3. Sarika 4. Sarumathi 5. Sathiyarubi 6. Sharmila 7. Sivapriya 8. Subasri 9. Suvatha 10.Swetha

Volume/Issue: 07/05

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2026-83683539/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. 1.Principal , E.G.S Pillay College of Nursing, Nagapattinam.
2. Assistant professor, E.G.S Pillay College of Nursing, Nagapattinam.
3. -10 Students (B.Sc Nursing 4^th year), E.G.S Pillay College of Nursing, Nagapattinam.

ABSTRACT

Organ donation is a noble act that can save and improve the lives of individuals suffering from end-stage organ failure. It is an important public health concern, as the demand for donated organs continues to exceed the availability of suitable organs. Lack of awareness and inadequate knowledge among young adults may contribute to the shortage of organ donors. Students, as future members of society, can play an important roless in creating awareness and promoting positive attitudes towards organ donation Therefore, the present study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of a video-assisted teaching programme on knowledge regarding organ donation among students at a selected college in Nagapattinam. The pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design carried out to assess the knowledge regarding organ donation among E G S Pillay Engineering college Nagapattinam. Totally of 30 samples were selected by convenient sampling technique method. Pre-test was conducted by using structured knowledge questionnaire regarding organ donation. On the same day of pre-test, the video assisted teaching regarding organ donation was administered and instructed the students through listen the video. Post-test was conducted one week after administration of video assisted teaching regarding organ donation by using the same structured knowledge questionnaire which was used for pretest Data was analyzed using of descriptive and inferential statistics the study revealed the video assisted teaching programme was found to be effective in delivery knowledge regarding organ donation the study also revealed that the mean difference between pretest and post-test value was the calculated “t” value was 13.54* which is highly signification p < 0.001.

Key words: organ donation, video assisted teaching programme, Awareness, knowledge, positive attitude, pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design, convenient sampling technique, structured knowledge questionnaire.