Medicina comunitaria y educación para la salud

Abstracto

Effectiveness of Planned Eye Health Education Programme to Create Awareness and Practice Regarding Vitamin A Intake among Caregiver and Their Children in Sunsari District of Nepal

Anwar A, Singh SK and Thakur SK

Vitamin A deficiency is one of the most significant causes of preventable childhood blindness. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of planned eye health education programme to create awareness and practice regarding Vitamin A intake among parents and their children in Koshi rural municipality of Sunsari district in Nepal. The method used for this study was quasi experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design. Based on the objectives and hypothesis the data were analyzed by various statistical tests. Analysis of data showed that there is significant difference between pre and post-test knowledge (p value-<0.05). Hence it is statically interpreted that the planned eye health education programme to create awareness and practice regarding Vitamin A intake among parents and their children was effective.