Abstract:

The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programmes on knowledge regarding hand washing techniques and their importance among school-going children at selected schools Namakkal district. electronic hand hygiene systems have emerged to not only record compliance but also to promote it among HCWs. Modifications of the hand hygiene procedure have been proposed targeting both time and technique of hand rub application. Reducing rub time from 30 to 15 s and simplifying the technique to consist of three rather than six steps encourages results in terms of microbiological efficacy and compliance. Methods. A community-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in Namakkal, District. The study population consisted of schoolgoers who studying in primary school. The instrument used in this study was a self-structured knowledge questionnaire. The collected data was organized tabulated, summarized and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The data were analyzed by using the Chi-square test and were calculated to analyze the differences in pre-test and post-test scores on the level of knowledge before and after the structured teaching program. The statistical paired ‘t' test indicates that the mean effectiveness was found to be significant at p>0.05 revealing that the administration of a structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge regarding hands-washing techniques among school going children. Conclusion. There was significant improvement in post-test levels of knowledge when compared to pretest levels. The structured teaching programmes are effective in improving the knowledge about hand washing.

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