Vanmathi, P (2020) A study to assess the impact of community health nurse initiated packages on prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls at selected government school, Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Adolescents are a large and growing segment of the population. This is a crucial period in the life. Because alteration in the physical and physiological function takes place in the body. In the stage of their life the adolescents should take care of themselves in various aspects like personal hygiene, nutrition, exercise, and periodic health check-ups. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease affecting all age groups from neonate to geriatric but it has particular impact on females of all ages especially during adolescent period. Acute uncomplicated Urinary tract infection is more prevalent among adolescent girls and is the fourth main reason for outpatient visit among this group. A short urethra in women is mostly responsible for high incidence of Urinary tract infection among them. Lack of adequate knowledge and practices may lead to various genitourinary diseases among adolescent girls. Urinary tract infection is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. Nurses being the part of health team have responsibility to educate the adolescent girls and show correct pathway to prevent urinary tract infection. TITLE: A study to assess the impact of community health nurse initiated packages on prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls at selected government school, Chennai. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre test level of knowledge and practices on prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls in experimental and control group 2. To evaluate the impact of community health nurse initiated packages on knowledge and practices regarding prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls in experimental group (post test), 3. To compare the pre test and post test level of knowledge and practices regarding prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls in experimental and control group, 4. To find out associate between the post test level of knowledge and practices regarding prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls with their selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted with 60 sample [ Adolescent girls] in quantitative approach. Quasi experimental Non Randamoized control group design , sample selection was done by purposive sampling technique method. Pre existing knowledge and practice was assessed by using semi structured questionnaires. After the pre-test, community health nurse initiated packages was given regarding prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls. After 7 days post test was conducted by using tool. RESULTS: The finding of the study revealed that community health nurse initiated packages had improved the knowledge and practice regarding prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls with paired t test, p < 0.05. There is statistically significance in knowledge and practice attainment on regarding prevention of urinary tract infection show impact of community health nurse initiated packages. CONCLUSION: The conclusion of study shows that community health nurse initiated packages was effective in improving knowledge and practice regarding prevention of urinary tract infection among adolescent girls.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301826156 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | community health nurse initiated packages, prevention,f urinary tract infection, adolescent girls, selected government school, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2021 16:44 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2022 15:30 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18725 |
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