A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Blood Donation among Students Studying in Selected Degree College

Vikrant Ratnakar Kulthe

Abstract: "If you donate money, you give food! But if you donate blood, you give life!" Introduction: Blood is the most important, precious and valuable gift that a healthy person can offer to a needy individual. It is vitally important for the human beings and plays a lifesaving role in the treatment of thousands of patients daily. The advances of the medical services have improved the treatment of the different disease specially the management of the trauma and the different surgical procedure. As the result the need for the blood donation and transfusion services has been increased many times. The Problem Statements: "A study to evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding blood donation among students studying in Selected Degree Colleges" Objectives of the Study: 1) To assess the knowledge regarding blood donation among students before a planned teaching programme. 2) To prepare and administer the planned teaching programme regarding blood donation. 3) To assess the knowledge regarding blood donation among students after a planned teaching programme. 4) To evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme on blood donation among students. Material and methods: This pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding blood donation among the students studying in selected degree colleges non ? probability convenient sampling technique was used for the sample collection of 50 students studying in SMBT Institute of pharmacy Nashik. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to evaluate effectiveness of planned teaching programme. The present study was evaluative in nature, conducted over the period of Feb 2023 to April 2023 and the conceptual framework used for the study was based on ?MODIFIED VON BERTTLANFFY?S? theory. Result: In the comparison between pre-test and post-test the knowledge score of students was more in post-test than pre-test. Pre-test 3 [6%] subjects had good score regarding blood donation, 5 [10%] subjects had poor knowledge, 42 [ 84%] subjects had average knowledge. In post-test 0 [0%] subjects had poor knowledge, 01 [2%] subject had average knowledge and 49 [98%] subject had good knowledge regarding blood donation The mean difference of pre-test and post-test is 10.22 and paired t value is 55.72, It shows that effectiveness of our planned teaching programme. Conclusion: This study reveals the main difference between pre-test and post-test. By seeing the results which shows that planned teaching program is helpful to increase knowledge regarding blood donation and awareness about to donate blood.

Keywords: PTP, blood donation, pre-test, post-test

How to Cite?: Vikrant Ratnakar Kulthe, "A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Blood Donation among Students Studying in Selected Degree College", Volume 14 Issue 6, June 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 466-469, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR25603231538, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR25603231538