A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING
PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NO-SCALPEL
VASECTOMY(NSV) AMONG MARRIED MEN AND WOMEN IN A
SELECTED RURAL AREA, BANGALORE

PHILIP SEBASTIAN
Page No. 36-44

The present study is aimed to assess the knowledge of married men and women regarding No-
Scalpel Vasectomy in a selected rural area, Bangalore. The objectives of the study is to assess the
knowledge among married men and women about No Scalpel Vasectomy by using a structured
questionnaire, to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme, and to find the
association between the findings and selected demographic variables such as age, gender, religion,
educational status, occupation, monthly income, type of family, age at marriage, duration of
married life, number of children, history of infertility medication if any, adoption of temporary
family planning method, relatives with permanent family planning methods, awareness about No-
Scalpel Vasectomy. The conceptual frame work for this study was based on Modified Open System
Model by J.W. Kenny. Pre-experimental one group pre test post test was used for this study. The
study was conducted among 60 married men and women who have not undergone permanent
sterilization residing in Mallasandra village, Hoskote taluk. The village is 12 kilometre away from
Vydehi Institute Of Nursing Science And Research Centre. Purposive sampling technique was used
in this study. Data collection was done from 19 September 2013 to 30 October 2013. Formal
written permission was obtained from the medical officer in Mallasandra Primary Health Centre.
Data was collected by administering the structured questionnaire before and after the planned
teaching programme. The post- test was conducted after the sixth day of planned teaching
programme. Data was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Paired ‘t’ test was
used to find the effectiveness of planned teaching programme and ‘Chi-Square’ and Yates correction
formula was used to find the association. The result of the study reveals that married men and
women have lack of knowledge about No-Scalpel Vasectomy. The mean knowledge of married men
and women in the pre-test was in the pre-test with the standard deviation of 1.7. There was a
marked gain in the mean knowledge score of married men and women after the administration of
planned teaching programme (24.32 ) with the standard deviation of 1.8. The study concluded that
the Planned Teaching Programme is effective in increasing the knowledge regarding No-Scalpel
Vasectomy.
KEY WORDS: Effectiveness; No scalpel vasectomy. Married men and women, Planned teaching
programme.