Effectiveness of a Self-Instructional Module on First Aid Knowledge among Anganwadi Workers in Delhi: A Pre-Experimental Study

Abstract

Background: Despite the significant advances, child survival remains a critical concern. Minor ailments like diarrhea, common cold, fever, cough, worm infestations, scabies, fall, eye injury, choking are quite common
among children. Children go to anganwadi centre every day, and thus, these can be recognized early and treated timely by anganwadi workers.
Aim: To assess how well a self-instructional module works on the understanding of the handling of first aid for minor ailments and common injuries in children below six years age as on anganwadi worker in the selected anganwadis of Delhi.
Methodology: A pre-experimental research design was applied, with the quantitative research approach. A sample of 100 anganwadi workers were identified using non-probability method of purposive sampling
technique. Data was collected via a designed knowledge questionnaire. To define the effectiveness of the intervention, data were processed both in terms of descriptive as well as inferential statistics.
Result: The results brought out by the pre-test were that 90 percent of the anganwadi workers had inadequate knowledge whereas 10 percent had adequate knowledge of first aid management. Second, there was
91 percent of the anganwadi workers with adequate understanding and 9 percent with inadequate understanding after intervention. The findings revealed that knowledge showed a significant increase after the
intervention (the value of the paired t-test is-26.976, p<0.001) which can verify the effect of the Self-Instructional Module.
Conclusion: The results show that the Self-Instructional Module improved the knowledge of anganwadi workers about first aid treatment of common childhood diseases and accidens.
Keywords: First aid management, Anganwadi workers, Minor ailments, Common injuries, Under six years children