Darling Bibiana

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A quasi experimental study with experimental approach was undertaken to identify the effectiveness of instruction cum treatment on haemoglobin levels among adolescent girls between 15-19 years of age. Data was collected longitudinally. Seven hundred and forty six anaemic adolescent girls were selected by multistage random technique and were divided into three groups i.e treatment I, II and control group. Study findings revealed that 63% of them had mild anaemia and 34% had moderate anaemia in all the groups. None had severe anaemia. Comparison of mean, SD and mean difference with regard to haemoglobin level of anaemic girls reveals that the effectiveness of treatment was higher for those in the treatment I. Conclusion: It is concluded that deworming, STP, SIM and iron treatment for 100 days was effective in gain in heamoglobin levels while comparing to treatment II i.e deworming, SIM and iron treatment for 100 days. Keywords: Instruction, Treatment, Haemoglobin, Anamic, Adolescent girls.

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Introduction: In order to prevent bacterial colonization and cross infection tropical antimicrobial agent is applied to the umbilical stump at birth and for the first few days. Among those, cleaning with breast milk is one of an avenue for cord care which can be performed anywhere, requires no special equipment, which is also cost effective. Breast milk is full of mother’s antibody that preventively helps babies develop immunity to illness. Breast milk contains live antibodies that fight bacteria. It is therefore a naturally existing antibacterial agent. The aim of the study was to find the effect of breast milk & natural drying modalities on cord separation time and signs of infection among neonates. An evaluative approach with post – test only design with control group was used for the study. The sample consisted of 60 neonates’ selected using purposive sampling method and randomized into two groups. The findings revealed that the mean score of group 1(20±0.00), who had been treated with breast milk was more than the group 2(18.60± 0.932) on day seven. Among the two groups, group I had the highest F-ratio i.e 607.501. And the mean score of group 1 from day 2 to day 7(14.13± 0.346, 17.50± 0.960, 19.20± 0.997, 20± 0.00, 20± 0.00, 20± 0.00 respectively) was more than group 2(12± 0.830, 13.77± 0.504, 15.07± 0.365, 16.70± 0.535, 18.17± 0.648, 18.60± 0.932 respectively). This finding reveals that treatment I was found to be more effective in cord separation time. No significant association was found between treatment I and selected demographic variables whereas significant association was found between treatment II and type of delivery. Conclusion: Application of breast milk hastens the cord separation time and there were no signs of infection in any of the groups. Hence breast milk is a cost effective method for umbilical cord care. Keywords: Breast milk, Natural drying, Cord separation time, Signs of infection, Neonates.

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body. Genital tuberculosis remains a major health problem in many developing countries, and responsible for a significant proportion of females presenting with infertility. A greater awareness of causes, clinical features and improved diagnostic methods are more helpful to identify genital tuberculosis at earliest. The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on genital tuberculosis among adolescent girls. An evaluative approach was adopted. Using a simple random sampling technique 60 adolescent girls who meet the sampling criteria was selected for the study. Study findings revealed that 78.33 % of the girls not received health information regarding genital tuberculosis. The pre-test knowledge score was 42.67% (12.61±2.26) and post test knowledge score was 82.44% (24.25±1.348) showing an effectiveness of 39.77% (11.64±2.47). Significance of difference between pre-test and post-test score was found highly significant (t=36.49, p no association between pre-test knowledge score and demographic variables. The findings of the study revealed that the knowledge has significantly improved after the structured teaching programme. Conclusion: It is concluded that STP is highly effective in improving the knowledge of the adolescent girls regarding genital tuberculosis. Keywords: Effectiveness, Genital tuberculosis, Structured teaching programme, Adolescent girls.

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