Lincy, Issac (2011) Effectiveness of Neem oil upon Pediculosis. Masters thesis, Apollo College of Nursing, Chennai.
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Abstract
An experimental study to assess the effectiveness of neem oil upon pediculosis among school children at selected orphanages, Chennai. Objectives of the Study were 1. To assess the prevalence of pediculosis among children. 2. To determine the effectiveness of neem oil upon pediculosis among children. 3. To compare the pre intervention and post intervention status of pediculosis in control and experimental group of children. 4. To find out the association between selected demographic variables with the pre and post intervention status of pediculosis in control and experimental groups of children. 5. To assess the knowledge of control and experimental group of children regarding pediculosis. 6. To identify the level of satisfaction after neem oil application in the experimental group of children. The conceptual frame work of the study was developed based on King’s goal attainment theory. The study variables were neem oil application and Pediculosis. Hypotheses were formulated. An extensive review of literature and guidance by experts formed the foundation to the development of the study instruments. An experimental research approach with true experimental design was used. The present study was conducted in the Don Bosco Beatitudes Orphanage, Vyasarpady, for control group and Dazzling Stone Orphanage for experimental group, Kundrathur. The sample size was 60 and was selected through simple random sampling method, 30 were assigned to control group and 30 were assigned to experimental group. The investigator used a demographic variable proforma, degree of pediculosis, observational checklist on signs and symptoms of pediculosis, and interview schedule on knowledge regarding prevention of pediculosis and a rating scale on the level of satisfaction on application of neem oil. The tools were translated into Tamil. The data collection tools were validated and reliability was established .After the pilot study, the data for the main study was collected for a period of one month. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Major findings of the study:The prevalence of pediculosis revealed that about 86% of the school children residing in the orphanage had pediculosis, which presented as mild and moderate pediculosis (25.25%, 60.90%) respectively. A significant percentage of the children in the control group were between 12 and 13 years of age (43.3%) and class of study 7th -8th (43.3%).Most of the children in the experimental group were between 10 and 11 years of age (60%) and class of study 5th -6th (60%). Most of the children in both control and experimental groups were in the orphanage for more than 3 years (53.3%, 56.7%) and length of hair >15cm (83.3%, 36.7%) respectively. Only a significant percentage of children were staying in the orphanage for 1-3 years (40%, 36.7%) both in the control and experimental groups. Most of the children both in the control and experimental group had 3rd degree of pediculosis (70%, 73.34%) (Children with mobile lice) before neem oil application. After neem oil application most of the children in the control group had 3rd degree of pediculosis (73.3%) as where in the experimental group had 1st degree (70%) of pediculosis. Majority of the children had moderate signs and symptoms (96.7%, 93.3) before neem oil application both in the control and experimental groups. Most of the children in the experimental group had mild signs and symptoms (83.3%) after neem oil application where as in the control group signs and symptoms (93.3%) persist in the same level. Most of the children had inadequate knowledge (76.66%, 63.33%) and significant percentage of the children had moderately adequate knowledge (23.33%, 36.66%) both in control and experimental group respectively. In control group, there was no significant difference in the degree of pediculosis before neem oil application (M=2.70, SD=0.450) and after neem oil application (M=2.73, SD=0.450).In contrast, in the experimental group, degree of pediculosis was decreased (M=0.70, SD=0.466) when compared to the degree of pediculosis before neem oil application (M=2.73, SD=0.450). The difference was found to be statistically significant at p< 0.001 degree of pediculosis and it can be attributed to the effectiveness of neem oil application. There was no significant association between the selected demographic variables like age, class of study, length of stay in the orphanage and length of hair and signs and symptoms of pediculosis of school children before and after neem oil application both in the control and experimental groups. Hence the null hypothesis Ho2 was not accepted. There was no significant association between the selected demographic variables like age, class of study, length of stay in the orphanage and length of hair and level of knowledge both in the control and experimental groups. Hence, the null hypothesis Ho3 was rejected. Most of the children (73.3%) were highly satisfied and only a significant percentage of children (26.7%) were satisfied with the neem oil application in the experimental group.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Neem Oil; Pediculosis |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2017 10:51 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2017 10:51 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4586 |
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