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Efficacy of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Eye Care

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1Sudhakar, A,Vaijayanthimala,3Revathi,4Johnsy Rani,
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.10.346

Abstract

Mobile phone usage has been increasing tremendously and hence the screen time also increasing dramatically. This is leading to a lot of eye related issues in the recent times. Proper eye care management only can lead to a better future as eyesight is the most important sense. A quasi-experimental study was conducted to assess the efficacy of video assisted teaching programme on knowledge of eye care. It was conducted in Popular College of Nursing and Paramedical Institute, Varanasi, India. Permission was obtained from the head of the institution. 114 students were randomly selected and consent was obtained from them. The level of knowledge on eye care was assessed using the structured questionnaire schedule. Demographic variable proforma comprises of name of student, age, gender, father’s occupation, mother’s occupation, educational status, income, religion, locality, type of family and source of income. Questionnaire for knowledge schedule had totally 18 questions on the knowledge of eye care and its management. After organizing and analyzing the data, it was found that 58.8% of the samples had inadequate knowledge, 41.2% had moderate knowledge and no sample had adequate knowledge.

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