This study was under taken to assess the effectiveness of self-instructional module on Post Abortion Care (PAC) among staff nurses working in maternity wards of selected hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka. Objectives: 1. To assess the pretest knowledge scores of staff nurses regarding Post Abortion Care (PAC). 2. To assess the posttest knowledge scores of staff nurses regarding Post Abortion Care (PAC). 3. To assess the effectiveness of self-instructional module on Post Abortion Care (PAC). 4. To determine the association between post-test knowledge scores of staff nurses and their demographic variables. Methods: Quantitative approach was used with pre-experimental design. The target population for the study were Staff Nurse’s working in maternity wards at Selected Hospital, Bangalore. This population was selected by convenient sampling technique. The total samples under the study were 60 Staff Nurse’s. The data collection was made through self-administrated questionnaire which was designed to assess the knowledge of Staff Nurse’s regarding Post Abortion Care. The pretest was followed by implementation of self-instructional module programme and post test conducted after 8days using the same self-administrated questionnaire to find the effectiveness of self- instructional module. The results were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Regarding the demographic variables, 27.5% of them were in age group of 25-30 years, majority (37.5%) of them were graduates, 88% of them were had mixed diet habit, majority 80% of the respondents were more than 2 years of experience in maternity ward, maximum number of respondents (90%) belonged to Hindu religion. Regarding the effectiveness of self- instructional module, the overall pret est m e a n knowledge score was 48.15% and post test score of 77.02%, with mean enhancement of knowledge score of 28.87% which is statistically significant as observed between pre and post test score (P<0.05). The paired’ test which was computed indicates that there is enhancement in knowledge with the value of 19.603 which is significant at 5% level. The Association between mean percentage knowledge score and demographic variables were computed by using Chi-square test. There was a significant association found between knowledge scores and selected demographic variables such as, religion and dietary habits, except age, education, type of family, occupation, and work experience in computed maternity ward of the respondents. Conclusion: The overall findings of the study clearly showed that the self-instructional module was significantly effective in improving the knowledge scores of Staff Nurse’s Post Abortion Care.
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