EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING MODULE REGARDING FIRST AID MEASURES FOR FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN ON KNOWLEDGE AMONG TTC STUDENTS IN SELECTED TTC INSTITUTES AT KOLLAM DISTRICT

*Jyothi Lakshmi J.

ABSTRACT

Foreign body aspiration is a frequent cause of accidental death in children below the age of six years all over the world. The study problem was to evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching module regarding first aid measures for foreign body aspiration in primary school children on knowledge among TTC students in selected teachers training certificate institutes at Kollam. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of TTC students regarding first aid measures for foreign body aspiration in primary school children, evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching module regarding first aid measures for foreign body aspiration in primary school children on knowledge among TTC students and find the association between pretest knowledge score of TTC students regarding foreign body aspiration in primary school children and selected demographic variables like age, sex, marital status, basic education and source of information. Quantitative research approach with Quasi experimental pretest –post test comparison group design was adopted for the study. The data obtained were statistically analysed and the result showed that video assisted teaching module was effective in improving the knowledge of TTC students regarding first aid measures for foreign body aspiration in primary school children. There was no significant association between pretest knowledge score and selected demographic variables. The present study showed the need for educating first aid measures for foreign body aspiration in primary school children among TTC students.

Keywords: Video assisted teaching module, Knowledge, First aid, Foreign body aspiration, TTC students.