A study to assess the effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Module on Contraceptive Methods with regard to Knowledge Attitude and Practice of the couples in the villages of Pondicherry

Abstract

The greatest problem of our time is the rapid growth of population, especially in developing countries, because it has enormous impact on the human life. The most urgent conflict facing the contemporary world today is between the pace of growth of human race and disproportionate increase in the production of resources, necessary to support mankind in peace, prosperity and dignity. Therefore it is necessary to stabilize the growth of the population in order to achieve the common goal of human survival. So the researcher wanted to carry out a research study on the contraceptive methods, which is the best way of stabilizing the population growth. A randomized control trial with pre and post-test designs and an evaluator approach was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the Video Assisted Teaching Module on contraceptive methods with regard to knowledge, attitude and practice of the couples in the villages of Pondicherry. 977 (488 in the control and 489 in the intervention group) couples were selected by a cluster randomization technique and data were collected with the help of research assistants from may 1st 2009 to march 31st 2010 by using structured interview schedule and it was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Objectives of the study are to - 1. Assess the knowledge, attitude and adopted practices of couples regarding contraceptive methods. 2. Evaluate the impact of Video Assisted Teaching Module on contraceptive methods pertinent to knowledge, attitude and practice of Intervention Group in comparison with the Control Group. 3. Associate the relationship of the post-test knowledge, attitude and practice scores of the Intervention Group couples with their selected demographic variables. 4. Determine the co-rrelation between knowledge, attitude and practices of the couples of Intervention Group.