Narmatha, S (2012) Effectiveness of community change agents on knowledge and attitude regarding reproductive health among women in selected villages adopted by Omiyal Achi community health centre, Thirulalluvar District, Chennai, 2011. Masters thesis, Omayal Achi College of Nursing, Chennai.
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Abstract
The global burden of reproductive tract infections which affects the quality of women’s health is increasing rapidly. Breast cancer and cervical cancer in women are the major public health problem throughout the world. Cervical cancer is the primary cause of cancer-related deaths in developing countries. Cervical cancer, in women, is the second most common cancer worldwide, next only to breast cancer. Every year cervical cancer is diagnosed in about 500,000 women globally and is responsible for more than 280,000 deaths annually. The incidence is rapidly rising in developing countries. Objectives 1. To assess the pretest and post test level of knowledge and attitude regarding reproductive health among women. 2. To assess the effectiveness of community change agents on knowledge and attitude regarding reproductive health among women. 3. To correlate the mean differed knowledge score with mean differed attitude score of women regarding reproductive health. 4. To associate the mean differed knowledge score and attitude score of women with selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY Pre experimental one group pre test and post test within subject design. DISCUSSION There was a significant improvement on knowledge and attitude of the women in the post test after teaching given by community change agents. Thus the community change agents approach was effective in improving the knowledge and attitude of women regarding reproductive health. This approach in turn will improve the self reliance and quality of life of community women. Implications for Community Practice Community health nurse has the key responsibility to provide comprehensive care for the people especially for the vulnerable populations such as women. It is important to enhance the self reliance among the people towards their health and to motivate that there is a need for constant source of information. Through the creation of the community change agents the community health nurse can make it available for the women.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Community Change Agents ; Knowledge ; Reproductive Health ; Women ; Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2017 11:35 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2017 16:18 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4145 |
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