A PRE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BREAST SELF EXAMINATION AMONG B.Sc NURSING STUDENTS IN A SELECTED NURSING COLLEGE OF INDORE CITY.

This study determines the level of knowledge among students on breast self examination with pre-test, post-test method. The study aimed to assess the knowledge on breast self examination among students before and after video assisted teaching programme; evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on breast self examination among students; and find out the association of knowledge regarding breast self examination among B.Sc Nursing students and selected demographic variables. A pre experimental study was carried out with 40 students from Bombay Hospital College of Nursing Indore. Self administered tool i.e. multiple-choice statements were used to evaluate the knowledge level on breast self examination before & after video assisted teaching programme. Data was analyzed by chi-square and t test. The result showed that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge scores as assessed by the paired t-test value at 10.58 (HS), t(39)=2.04 p?0.05). There was significant association between knowledge and the selected demographic variables (age, educational status, education of mother, family history of cancer, previous knowledge about BSE and its sources) at 0.05 level of significance. Thus by this study one can conclude that video assisted teaching programme helps to improve the knowledge of students on breast self examination.