A Study to Find the Effect of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge of Prevention and Management of Guillain Barre Syndrome Among Adult People in Amarkundu, Murshidabad.

Astudy was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme on knowledge and prevention and management of GuillainBarré Syndrome among adult people in the selected community Nabagram, Murshidabad. The objectives were to evaluate the pre-test knowledge level regarding Guillain Barre Syndrome and determine the effectiveness of the structured teaching programme in improving awareness. The study also aimed to find associations between pre-test knowledge and socio-demographic variables. An evaluative research approach was used with a one-group pre-test post-test design. A total of 191 adult participants were selected through non-probability convenience sampling. Data were collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire. The reliability of the tool was established using Spearman's Brown Formula (r = 0.83). After administering the structured teaching programme, a post-test was conducted after 8 days. The result of the present study, in Pre-test Good knowledge level was 7.2%, Moderate knowledge level was 47.4%, Poor knowledge level was 45.3% and in post-test Good knowledge level was 11.46, Moderate knowledge level was 84.8%, Poor knowledge level was 3.65%, paired t-test value was significant (df = 191, p < 0.05), indicating the effectiveness of the structured teaching programme.