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Study on Teenage Pregnancy
Mrs Lakshmi KN*
Principal, Vikram College of nursing, Mysuru, India
Submission: June 07, 2018; Published: June 15, 2018
*Corresponding author: Mrs Lakshmi KN, Principal, Vikram College of nursing, Mysuru, India, Email: lakshmiguru079@gmail.com
How to cite this article: Lakshmi KN. Study on Teenage Pregnancy. JOJ Nurse Health Care. 2018; 8(2): 555733. DOI: 10.19080/JOJNHC.2018.08.555733
Statement of the Problem
“A study to assess the knowledge of nursing students regarding teenage pregnancy in Vikram college of nursing at Mysuru with a view to develop health education pamphlets”.
Objectives of the Study
a. To assess the level of knowledge of nursing students regarding teenage pregnancy
b. To find out the association between the knowledge regarding age, sex, religion, residence and type of family with their selected demographic variables.
Operational Definitions
a. Teenage pregnancy- Pregnancy occurs after puberty between the ages of 13-19 years.
b. Health education pamphlet- It refers to self learning information prepared by the investigator in English regarding teenage pregnancy.
c. Nursing students- The students who are studying BSc. Nursing in Vikram college of nursing.
Assumptions
The assumption of the study was
a. A health education pamphlet is an effective method to educate nursing students regarding teenage pregnancy.
Delimitations
The study is limited to students of 1st year BSc. nursing students who are studying at Vikram Educational Trust, Mysuru.
Hypothesis
H1: Level of knowledge of nursing students regarding teenage pregnancy will be significantly associated with their selected demographic variables viz. age, sex, religion, residence and type of family.
Research Methodology
The research design selected for the study is descriptive approach.
Variables of the Study
a. Dependent Variables: Knowledge of nursing students regarding teenage pregnancy
b. Settings of the Study: Vikram Nursing college, mysuru
Sample and Sampling
Sample is the subset of population. The sample of present study comprises of 40 students of 1st year BSc Nursing who are studying in Vikram college of nursing at Mysuru.
Sampling Technique
Non-probability convenient sampling technique is used in the present study [1,2].
Criteria for Sampling
Inclusion Criteria
a. Students in the 1st year BSc .
b. Students available at the time of data collection.
Exclusion Criteria
a. Students who are sick at a time of data collection.
Data Collection Technique and Instrument
Part-A: Performa for Selected Demographic Variables
It includes demographic variables like age, sex, religion, residence and type of family.
Part-B: Structured Knowledge Questionnaire to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy questionnaire included definition,etiology,clinical features and management.
Scoring:
a. Good knowledge(16-20)
b. Poor knowledge(0-10)
c. Average knowledge(11-15)
Results
Section 1: Table 1
Section 2: Description of knowledge scores of nursing students regarding teenage pregnancy
Data presented in Table 2 shows that the mean knowledge score was 14.8 with standard deviation ±2.99 and median was 15 (Table 3).
Section 3: Association between Level of Knowledge of Nursing Students Regarding Teenage Pregnancy and their Selected Demographic Variables
Association of level of knowledge of nursing students regarding teenage pregnancy with their selected demographic variables such age, sex, religion, residence and type of family was found out by computing chi-square (Table 4).
S- Significant
NS- Nothing Significant
Conclusion
The present study showed the level of knowledge of nursing students regarding teenage pregnancy among 40 nursing students 12.5% having poor level of knowledge, 37.5% were having average level of knowledge and 50% of nursing students having good level of knowledge.
Recommendations
a. A large scale study can be conducted to generalize the findings.
b. A study can be conducted on effectiveness of health education pamphlet related to improve the knowledge regarding teenage pregnancy for the nursing students.
c. A similar study can be conducted by adopting experimental approach
d. This study can also be conducted on other health demographics.
