A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge of Enuresis and Encopresis among Adolescence in Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam

S Anand

Abstract: The objectives were to assess the knowledge of Enuresis and Encopresis among Adolescence and to determine the effectiveness of structured teaching program on Knowledge of Enuresis and Encopresis among Adolescence. Pre experimental one group pretest and posttest design were used. The study included 32 Adolescence Girls in Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam. Nearly 60 % of the samples were the age group of 20 Years. All were Female. In the pretest, 34.37 % of samples had Poor Knowledge and 37.50 % of samples had Good Knowledge regarding Enuresis and remaining had average knowledge. Whereas, 25 % had poor Knowledge and 56.25 % of samples had Good Knowledge of Encopresis. In the posttest, Good Knowledge of Enuresis was increased to 96.87 %. Nobody had a Poor Knowledge score in Enuresis.

Keywords: Knowledge, Enuresis, Encopresis, Adolescence